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Alex Pereira: Team Magomed Ankalaev's greasing accusation an excuse for failed takedowns at #UFC313

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Alex Pereira fired back at Magomed Ankalaev’s coach for accusing him of greasing at UFC 313. Pereira (12-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) lost his light heavyweight title to Ankalaev (21-1-1 MMA, 12-1-1 UFC) by unanimous decision in their main event earlier this month at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. In an interview with Ushatayka, Ankalaev’s coach Sukhrab Magomedov accused Pereira of being sticky and having ointment on his body to help him defend takedowns. He e…

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Alex Pereira: Team Magomed Ankalaev's greasing accusation an excuse for failed takedowns at #UFC313

Alex Pereira fired back at Magomed Ankalaev’s coach for accusing him of greasing at UFC 313. Pereira (12-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) lost his light heavyweight title to Ankalaev (21-1-1 MMA, 12-1-1 UFC) by unanimous decision in their main event earlier this month at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. In an interview with Ushatayka, Ankalaev’s coach Sukhrab Magomedov accused Pereira of being sticky and having ointment on his body to help him defend takedowns. He e…

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Alex Pereira denies ‘greasing’ claims from Magomed Ankalaev’s camp

Pereira lost his title to Ankalaev despite stuffing all 12 of the Russian’s takedowns

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Alex Pereira Claps Back at Greasing Allegations After UFC 313: The guy got stuffed”

Magomed Ankalaev’s coach accused Alex Pereira of greasing at the UFC 313 light heavyweight title fight. Apparently, Team Ankalaev felt Pereira applied some form of ointment on his body which made the skin slippery to counteract any grappling attempts.  Alex wants to make it very clear that he did not use anything to make his skin texture slippery. In retaliation, he pointed out Ankalev’s grappling expertise for missing many takedown attempts. Th…

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Alex Pereira Fires Back at Greasing Claims, Addresses Joe Rogan’s Injury Claim, and Shares Fight Camp Struggles with No Regret in UFC 311 Loss

Alex Pereira, a former UFC light heavyweight champion, recently lost to Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 311. After the fight, Ankalaev’s coach, Sukhrab Magomedov, accused Pereira of greasing his body, claiming it made him slippery and hard to grapple. Pereira denied these claims in an interview with Ariel Helwani on March 26, 2025. He also addressed ...

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Alex Pereira Denies Greasing Accusation After UFC 313 Title Fight Loss: 'They're Making Excuses'

Alex Pereira has flatly denied allegations from Magomed Ankalaev’s team that he utilized a greasing substance ahead of their UFC 313 title fight earlier this month, claiming the coach responsible for the claim is making “excuses” as to why no takedowns were scored. Pereira, a former middleweight champion, dropped his light heavyweight to boot earlier this month in a bitter grudge fight with Russian rival, Ankalaev — who finally scooped the 205lb…

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