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Make Alex Pereira mad at your own risk.<\/p>\n
After enduring seven months of relentless poking and gloating from Magomed Ankalaev since their March bout, Pereira exacted the sweetest brand of revenge imaginable at UFC 320 on Saturday<\/a>, brutally knocking Ankalaev out in just 80 seconds to reclaim the UFC light heavyweight title, then memeing over the ex-champ’s battered body to ignite a wild scene inside Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n The spectacular victory allowed Pereira a moment of reclamation after the 38-year-old blamed a broken hand and a bout of norovirus for his listless performance in his decision loss to Ankalaev at UFC 313.<\/p>\n Pereira (14-3) is now a three-time UFC champion in addition to being a two-division UFC champion \u2014 a feat he’s accomplished in just 12 bouts since debuting with the promotion in 2021.<\/p>\n Not surprisingly, Saturday’s highlight-reel redemption set off a sea of plaudits from the new champ’s peers within the MMA world, including a grateful response from UFC legend Jon Jones after Pereira called for a moment of silence to honor Jones’ older brother<\/a>, former NFL lineman Arthur Jones, who died at age 39 on Friday<\/a>.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Reaction to Pereira’s big win can be seen below.<\/p>\n