The UFC has quickly turned the page to the upcoming fall months as summer winds down. In addition to making the UFC 321 main event known featuring Tom Aspinall, the promotion has booked the main and co-mains for UFC 320.
Set for October 4 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Alex Pereira will look to reclaim his light heavyweight championship when he battles Magomed Ankalaev. Also, Merab Dvalishvili defends his bantamweight belt against top contender Cory Sandhagen.
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Ankalaev earned a one-sided decision over Pereira back at UFC 313 in March of this year, winning his first title and improving to 20-1-1 with a no-contest inside the Octagon. He has not lost since his debut back in 2018 with the UFC.
Pereira is a former two-division champion who had his five-fight win streak snapped by Ankalaev. He has also held gold in Glory, a top kickboxing promotion.
Dvalishvili is 20-4, winning the bantamweight belt in 2024 with a decision over Sean O'Malley. He has scored two title defenses since, besting Umar Nurmagomedov and submitting O'Malley in early June.
Sandhagen has won four of five around a decision defeat to Nurmagomedov, including a finish of former champion Deiveson Figueiredo in May.
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