Pereira dropped his world title at the fourth time of asking as Ankalaev outscored him on all three cards in a drab five-round affair at UFC 313 in Las Vegas. The result will likely have cost gamblers a lot of money, but also upset supporters who aren’t keen on the grappling-heavy Dagestani fighting style.

An entertaining card at UFC 313 concluded with a hyper-competitive bout for the light heavyweight championship as Magomed Ankalaev defeated Alex Pereira by unanimous decision to steal the belt in Las Vegas.

Ankalaev (21-1-1 MMA, 12-1-1 UFC) had to take the hardest of hard roads to get his chance at gold. Similar to fellow champs Belal Muhammad and Merab Dvalishvili, the long path consisting of a double digit unbeaten streak is what it took for Ankalaev to get his opportunity to challenge Pereira, and he got the job done by unanimous decision.