No Way – MMA fans go wild as Alex Pereira and Justin Gaethje next fight announced during UFC 311 [Video]

Alex Pereira’s next fight has been officially announced.

UFC light heavyweight champion Pereira will fight number one ranked heavyweight Magomed Ankalaev in the main event of UFC 313.

Pereira was the highest-selling fighter on the UFC store in 2024Credit: Getty

UFC 311 was the promotion’s first pay-per-view event of 2025

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MMA fans went crazy after an official UFC account announced the main event clash in a quickly-deleted post online.

However, the top light heavyweight clash was soon revealed as official during UFC 311’s broadcast.

UFC 313 is scheduled to take place on March 9 at the T-Mobile Arena in …