Pereira, who has kept one of the busiest schedules in the sport in recent years, was back in action in the main event of Saturday's UFC 313 card in Las Vegas, defending his belt against surging Russian contender Magomed Ankalaev.

Matt Brown argues that Alex Pereira losing to Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313 didn’t expose him as a one-trick pony but it "humanized" him at a time when it seemed like he was almost invincible.

Alex Pereira’s light heavyweight run was halted by Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313. Matt Brown weighs in, arguing the loss "humanized" him.