MMA Pound For-Pound classification: Is Alex Pereira still at the top 10 after the disappointing loss of the UFC 313?

Alex Pereira has lost more than a simple gold belt at the UFC 313.

“POATAN” saw his aura of invincibility fading in the main event on Saturday when he was neutralized for five frustrating laps of the Challenger Magomed Ankalaev Challenger Plan. The final verdict has made an ankalaev a close unanimous decision not only to become champion, but sent Pereira making a spiral on the book scale for book.

Ankalaev – Interrupted in 14 consecutive fights with its only loss occurred during its promotional beginnings in 2018 – hinders the classification in n ° 9, a place before Pereira in n ° 10. The consequences of the UFC 313 sees Islam Makhachev present as our unanimous book of book for this cycle.

A result like this will always raise questions: is the placement of Ankalaev too high? Too low? Does letting pereira to n ° 10 to a punishment? Considering Pereira has undoubtedly won the fight, is it fair to drop it or is it justified given its disappointing performance?

The good news for Pereira is that it has many potential opportunities to go back to the top 5. It can go to heavy goods vehicles to target Jon Jones or Tom Aspinall. He can take an immediate revenge match with Ankalaev. And if he beats Ankalaev, he can always go up or perhaps defend his title against the average weight champion Dricus du Plessis in a superfight.

Maybe there is still an aura.

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Recent results for classified fighters (previous classification shown): Magomed Ankalev Def. When. 2 Alex Pereira

The next battles featuring classified fighters: N ° 5 Belal Muhammad against Jack Della Maddalena (UFC 315, May 10), n ° 12 Leon Edwards against Sean Brady (UFC London, March 22), n ° 13 (equally) Alexander Volkanovski against Diego Lopes (UFC 314, April 12)

The combatants also receive votes (number of voting appearances presented): Francis NGANOU (3), Patricio Pitbull (2), Jiri FORMZKA (2), Sean Strickland (2), Usman Nurmagomedov (1)

Fall from the ranking (previous classification shown): No. 20 Francis Nganneo

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Finally, a refreshment on certain basic rules:

• The six -person voting committee is made up of MMA combat staff, Alexander K. Lee, Guilherme Cruz, Mike Heck, E. Casey Leydon, Damon Martin and Jed Meshew.
• The updates to the ranking will be completed following each Pay-Per-View of the UFC. The fighters will be withdrawn from the ranking if they do not compete in the 18 months following their last fight.
• If a fighter announces his retirement, our panel will decide whether this fighter must be immediately removed from the ranking or maintain his position until further notice (let’s talk about this: we would have taken Khabib nurmagomedov Of our rankings much faster than the UFC).

As a reminder, the notion of book supremacy for book will always be intrinsically subjective. When you debate if someone like Sean Strickland should be classified over someone like Charles OliveiraThere is no real good answer. In other words: it is not a serious matter, friends.

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