LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 08: Alex Pereira of Brazil reacts after a decision loss against Magomed ... [+] Ankalaev of Russia in the UFC light heavyweight championship fight during the UFC 313 event at T-Mobile Arena on March 08, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)Zuffa LLCAlex Pereira didnt get beat up on Saturday night in the main event of UFC 313, but he did lose his light heavyweight title. Magomed Ankalaev won a less-than-thrilling fight to earn the UFC light heavyweight championship.Ankalaevs ability to shut down Pereiras offense was the key, though I did give the latter a slight edge on my scorecard (48-47). In any event, the official result was a unanimous decision win for Ankalaev.LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 08: Magomed Ankalaev of Russia reacts after a unanimous-decision victory ... [+] against Alex Pereira of Brazil in the UFC light heavyweight championship fight during the UFC 313 event at T-Mobile Arena on March 08, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)Zuffa LLCPereira conducted an interview in the Octagon after the fight, but he expounded further in a video he posted on social media that ESPN MMA reposted.In short, Pereira says he will be back and that he is already eyeing adjustments he can make for the rematch.Pereiras video answers a few questions off the bat, eliminating a ton of speculation. First, hes not walking away or even seemingly looking to take a ton of time off before getting back into the Octagon.Secondly, a move to heavyweight to challenge either Jon Jones or Tom Aspinall for the UFC heavyweight title isnt whats next for the former two-division champion.Pereira seems to be firmly focused on a rematch with Ankalaev. Considering UFC President Dana White told the media that he would probably look to do an immediate rematch between Pereira and Ankalaev next, theres an excellent chance thats what we get sometime later this year.Ankalaev was brash during his post-fight meeting with the press. He accused Pereira of running for 20 minutes during their 25-minute fight.The two men stood in relatively close quarters for most of the fight, but there is no question Pereira showed respect for Ankalaevs power in the highly measured, high-stakes battle.Pereira shut down every takedown attempt, but his downfall was his inability to separate from Ankalaevs clinches against the cage in the third and fourth rounds. Pereira will have to work on disengaging during those sequences and perhaps being a bit more offensive in those situations.The fight reminded me a lot of Jose Aldos loss to Mario Bautista in October 2024 at UFC 307. Bautista didnt do much damage to Aldo, but the judges scored rounds for Bautista based on his control of the Brazilian legend against the cage.If Pereira wants a different result in the rematchand Ankalaev attempts a similar strategythe former will need to make the adjustments he mentioned.In case you missed it, here are the results from UFC 313.Main CardLight Heavyweight Championship Bout: Magomed Ankalaev def. Alex Pereira via unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47x2)Lightweight Bout: Justin Gaethje def. Rafael Fiziev via unanimous decision (29-28x3)Lightweight Bout: Ignacio Bahamondes def. Jalin Turner via first-round submission (arm triangle)Womens Strawweight Bout: Amanda Lemos def. Iasmin Lucindo via unanimous decision (29-28x3)Lightweight Bout: Mauricio Ruffy def. King Green via first-round KOPreliminary CardFlyweight Bout: Joshua Van def. Rei Tsuruya via unanimous decision (30-27x3)Middleweight Bout: Brunno Ferreira def. Armen Petrosyan via second-round submission (arm bar)Welterweight Bout: Carlos Leal def. Alex Morono via first-round TKOEarly Preliminary CardFeatherweight Bout: Mairon Santos def. Francis Marshall via split decision (29-28x2, 27-30)Middleweight Bout: Ozzy Diaz def. Djorden Santos via unanimous decision (29-28x3)