Chael Sonnen believes Alex Pereira made a mistake in agreeing to a rematch with Magomed Ankalaev.
"Pereira made a mistake by agreeing to a rematch with Ankalaev. Everyone has already forgotten how Alex ended up in the flyweight division. Everyone thinks he cleaned up the middleweight division and moved up to flyweight, but that's not the case. He lost. And when he lost, he was no longer the champion and didn't have to remain the division leader. He got his freedom and could go wherever he wanted. So his move up to heavyweight had nothing to do with dominating the flyweight division and beating Ancalaev. The fight was close, he defended against the kickdowns, it added intrigue - let it stay that way. There's no shame in that. But if there is a rematch and he loses twice in a row, then there will be a reason for shame," MMA Fighting quotes Sonnen as saying.
