The Brazilian and the Dagestani will headline UFC 313, which takes place on March 8 in Las Vegas, USA.
"If Ancalaev keeps his word - like a real man who is responsible for his words - and doesn't fight Alex, then Pereira will win. If Magomed will fight not only in the stand-up, it will show that he is not a man of his word, although his main advantage is in this aspect," the Czech said at the press conference after UFC 311.