In early March, the Brazilian lost to the Russian by unanimous decision of the judges and lost his title in the promotion's flyweight division.
"If I were Pereira, I would take a break, let Ancalaev fight someone else. That way Alex will be able to study Magomed. Pereira is traveling the world too much. If he's not committed to training, to this lifestyle, he's going to be in trouble. Especially at this age," Sejudo said in an interview with Maile Bon.