{"id":16762,"date":"2025-01-30T18:48:32","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T17:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=16762"},"modified":"2025-01-30T18:48:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T17:48:34","slug":"ufc-313-tom-aspinall-predicts-alex-pereira-vs-magomed-ankalaev-fight-picks-the-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/ufc-313-tom-aspinall-predicts-alex-pereira-vs-magomed-ankalaev-fight-picks-the-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 313: Tom Aspinall Weighs In On Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev Fight, Picks The Winner!"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Tom Aspinall talks about fighting, fight fans listen. The interim UFC<\/a> heavyweight champion knows a thing or two about mixing striking with wrestling, having finished most of his opponents with a beautiful blend of both. Now he’s sharing his thoughts on the upcoming light heavyweight title fight between Alex Pereira and Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313 in March.<\/p>

The Brit’s analysis makes a lot of sense. Coming from a guy who knocked out Sergei Pavlovich in over a minute, his fight predictions carry some serious weight. He believes that this fight holds the key to the future of the light heavyweight division, and maybe the heavyweight division as well.<\/p>

Also Read: Alex Pereira Wants To Share His Fighter Of The Year Award With This Champion!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

Tom Aspinall Gives His Prediction For Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev<\/h2>

The British interim champion sees an interesting chess match brewing between Pereira and Ankalaev. According to Aspinall, Ankalaev needs to play it smart and make Alex Pereira worry about takedowns. He pointed out that just striking (which Ankalaev and his manager have said they would do, repeatedly) with the Brazilian is like playing Russian roulette, basically not the best survival strategy.<\/p>

The Dagestani fighter needs to keep Pereira guessing, using the threat of takedowns to open up striking opportunities. It’s similar to how Khabib Nurmagomedov used to make his opponents fear the ground game so much that they would walk right into his punches.<\/p>

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“This fight is the one that I’m looking forward to… This is potentially, stylistically, a bad matchup for Alex Pereira. But Ankalaev has gone out these saying he is going to strike with him. Fair enough, strike with him. That would be great. But don’t forget to make him think about the takedowns as well. That is where the success is going to come,” <\/em><\/strong>said Aspinall via his YouTube channel.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>

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