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UFC 313 headliners Alex Pereira & Magomed Ankalaev exchange heated messages online

UFC 313 fight week hasn't officially begun, yet the Pereira-Ankalaev bad blood couldn't be more elevated.
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UFC 313 is six days away, and the anticipation for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship fight between Alex Pereira and Magomed Ankalaev could not be any more palpable.

Pereira and Ankalaev have continued to stir the pot since the fight was initially booked in January.

The latest dustup came during UFC Vegas 103 on Saturday night on 'X', when both sent parting messages toward one another regarding their main event fight this coming weekend at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV.

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After several failed attempts at earning a second crack at championship gold, Ankalaev can rewrite a Dec. 2022 wrong after he fought to a draw with Jan Błachowicz (29-10 MMA, 12-7-1 UFC) at UFC 282. Since the minor setback, Ankalaev (20-1-1 MMA, 11-1, 1 NC UFC) has won his last two fights as part of an 11-fight win streak.

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Magomed Ankalaev reacts during the fight against Jan Blachowicz during UFC 282 at T-Mobile Arena.
Magomed Ankalaev reacts during the fight against Jan Blachowicz during UFC 282 at T-Mobile Arena. | Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images

Ankalaev sent a chilling threat toward Pereira, which set the champion off early Sunday morning.

"CHAMA is a dead man walking I’m going to drown this man," Ankalaev wrote alongside two sets of men wrestling each other.

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Pereira (12-2 MMA, 9-1 UFC) appeared to catch wind of Ankalaev's remarks, firing off a chilling threat to the UFC's longest active winner at 205 pounds.

"Ready to kill," Pereira wrote.

Of course, there has never been a death in UFC history, so for it to even be a remote possibility is unfathomable and could put a non-recoverable black eye on the UFC and reflect poorly on MMA overall.

Nevertheless, the fight will likely be must-see TV, as the pair have been chomping at the bit to fight one another for several years.

Alex Pereira during weigh-ins for UFC 303 at T-Mobile Arena.
Alex Pereira during weigh-ins for UFC 303 at T-Mobile Arena. | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

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Now, it is going to finally happen as part of a stacked pay-per-view offering, the promotion's first numbered Las Vegas event this year.

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Zain Bando
ZAIN BANDO

Zain Bando is a writer & columnist for Gameday Media's MMA Knockout, expanding his portfolio as a Staff Writer for Dallas Wings On SI with previous in-network contributions around the echosystem. Outside of covering fights, Bando's background includes Big Ten football and men's basketball with leans toward Illinois and Northwestern with a broader league view for bylines including The Sporting News, FanSided, Men's Journal and others since 2019. Bando can be reached at zainbando99@gmail.com or via his social media accounts @zainbando99.

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