UFC CEO Dana White has introduced that Magomed Ankalaev’s rematch in opposition to Alex Pereira will headline UFC 320 in Las Vegas.
Ankalaev will defend the light-heavyweight title he gained in opposition to Pereira – on the similar venue throughout UFC 313 in March – whereas the Brazilian will look to turn into champion of the division for the second time, after three earlier profitable defences of the title he gained in late 2023.
“Alright, UFC 320, 4 October, T-Cell [Arena], Las Vegas, the champ Magomed Ankalaev defends his belt in opposition to Alex Pereira,” mentioned White in a video uploaded to social media.
“The co-main occasion for that struggle will likely be Merab [Dvalishvili] versus Cory Sandhagen. Merab is on a 13-fight win streak, Sandhagen is ranked No 3,” added White.
That co-main occasion will see Dvalishvili and Sandhagen face off for the bantamweight title, with the Georgian defending the belt he gained in September of final yr. Sandhagen is ranked fourth within the division, although Dvalishvili has not too long ago defended his title in opposition to each Sean O’Malley and Umar Nurmagomedov, who’re ranked No 1 and a couple of respectively.
“One other struggle on that card is Jiri Prochazka versus Khalil Rountree. I don’t must say the rest, for these of you that know, you recognize,” added White on the finish of his video.
That pair are ranked No 2 and 4 respectively within the light-heavyweight division, with the victor more likely to face the winner of the championship bout between Ankalaev and Pereira.
In an analogous video, White additionally introduced that Tom Aspinall will likely be returning to the Octagon at UFC 321, the place he’ll defend his heavyweight title in opposition to former interim champion Cyril Gane. That occasion will happen in Abu Dhabi on 25 October.
The promotion’s subsequent pay-per-view occasion comes on 17 August, when Dricus du Plessis faces Khamzat Chimaev in his third defence of the middleweight belt.
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