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Pereira said that he was ready to hold a rare with the UFC champion Ankalaev in August

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Pereira said that he was ready to hold a rare with the UFC champion Ankalaev in August

Brazilian fighter Alex Pereira said that he was ready to hold a response fight with Russian Magomed Ankalaev in August 2025.

Ankalaev on March 8 at the UFC 313 tournament with a unanimous decision of the judges defeated Pereir and won the UFC in half -burning championship belt. Subsequently, the Russian said that he agreed on the date of the revenge with Pereyira.

– I have no information yet [относительно предложения на бой]but August is a good time. As soon as the contract is ready, I will sign it. It does not have to be a knockout in this duel, but I feel that there is enough cunning to do everything that I want with this guy, ”said Pereira in an interview with Ariel Helvani.

Speaking of the first duel, the Brazilian admitted that this was not his best performance.

– As if I felt not at ease. At the same time, during these few weeks, I tried to move away a little from all this in order to relax and digest everything. But there was something with which I agreed, and what I did not agree with. For example, a decision (judges).

I am not going to belittle the merits of Ankalaev. Many are trying to do this, but I’m not like that. I am sure that he also had his own problems, I have my own. I do not want to use this (problems) as an excuse. My hour will come to pick up the belt again, and then I will tell you everything, ”said Pereira.

On the account of Ankalaev, 23 professional fights, of which he won 20. Pereira held 15 fights, having won 12 victories.

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Inoue reacted harshly to the question of who is the best boxer in the world

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Inoue reacted harshly to the question of who is the best boxer in the world

Absolute world champion in the second lightweight category Naoya Inoue After beating David, Picasso commented on his place in the pound-for-pound rankings.

Inoue said, “Yes Usyk came to watch my fight. But I should have done much better in the fight. So I won’t say anything about the P4P rankings, I will do much better next time.”

On Saturday, December 27, a large-scale Ring V boxing night was held at the Mohammed Abdo Arena in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). The main event of the show was the fight for the title of absolute world champion, where Japanese star Naoya Inoue and Mexican rival Alan David Picasso fought. The Japanese boxer managed to win a convincing victory – the fight went through all 12 rounds.

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INOUE: “I’m tired. I had to prepare very hard for these 4 matches in a year.”

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INOUE: “I’m tired. I had to prepare very hard for these 4 matches in a year.”

Japanese boxer after fight in Riyadh Naoya Inoue He shared his impressions of his victory over Mexican David Picasso (119–109, 120–108, 117–111):

“Honestly, I’m tired. The point wasn’t that I had four fights a year, it was that I had to prepare very hard for each of those four fights. When you’re in this process, you tolerate it because you only think about the fight, but now that it’s over, I see that I definitely gave it everything I had.”

“I don’t want to disrespect Picasso, but I wanted to show the difference between us a little more clearly and knock him out. I couldn’t meet the expectations and I couldn’t box the way I wanted. Nothing has been decided yet, but I would be happy to organize a fight that will excite the whole of Japan.”

Japanese Junto Nakatani He talked about his victory over Sebastian Hernandez (118-110, 115-113, 115-113):

“This fight was an experience for me. I moved up to this weight class to win a championship, so if I get that chance, I want to take it.”

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“With the best athletes in the world.” Nurmagomedov published a photo with Djokovic and Makhachev

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“With the best athletes in the world.” Nurmagomedov published a photo with Djokovic and Makhachev

Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov posted a photo on his social network page with Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic and UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev.

On Sunday, Nurmagomedov took part in the Globe Soccer Awards ceremony in Dubai. The Russian awarded Monaco midfielder Paul Pogba, who won the Comeback of the Year category. Djokovic was named athlete of the year.

“With the best athletes in the world,” Nurmagomedov signed the photo.

The Globe Soccer Awards were created by the European Club Association and the European Association of Football Agents.

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