Joe Rogan, Daniel Cormier and Jon Anik react to Magomed Ankalaev defeating Alex Pereira at UFC 313 to become the new light heavyweight champion.
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00:00Agaben Ancalaya hasn't lost a fight in seven years and finally he can call himself the best in the world.
00:04Yeah, his UFC debut. He got caught by Paul Craig in a fight that he was winning.
00:08He got caught in a triangle from one of the best guard players in the sport.
00:11And now he's the UFC light heavyweight champ of the world against the most devastating champion we've seen in years.
00:18I mean, it's really an impressive performance by Ancalaya.
00:20He did everything he had to do. He pressured him on the feet.
00:23He showed that Pereira has a harder time fighting off the back foot.
00:28And he did what had to be done.
00:29He did what needed to be done. And honestly, John, you said it could be 3-1 on Ancalaya.
00:34And I was like, well, I don't think so.
00:36But you were right. It was 3-1.
00:39Most judges gave the fifth round to Pereira. It didn't matter.
00:42He did a great job of implementing his game plan.
00:44He knew he needed to go forward. He knew he needed to be in his face.
00:47He was the one that hurt Poitain. He was the one that controlled Poitain.
00:52So when you really go back and watch this, it'll probably be more clear as to who won this fight.
00:58There's a lot of emotion when you're watching this fight.
01:01Especially with the expectation that Pereira's going to land something that's going to change the way it's going.
01:06Tonight, that didn't happen.
01:07You know, there was really only a couple moments where Pereira stunned him.
01:10There was a head kick. There was a couple other moments where he caught him with good shots.
01:14But mostly, Ancalaya was controlling the distance, was putting the pressure on him.
01:19And we saw Poitain fight in what, you know, up till now is an uncharacteristic position.
01:25Being backing up and avoiding shots.