Two Championship Bouts, Key LHW Scrap Top UFC 320 Lineup in Las Vegas

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s next pay-per-view in Las Vegas will feature a pair of big-ticket matchups at the top of the bill.

Promotion head Dana White announced on Tuesday that Magomed Ankalaev will defend his light heavyweight crown in a rematch against Alex Pereira in the UFC 320 main event, while Merab Dvalishvili will face Corey Sandhagen in a bantamweight title tilt in the evening’s co-headliner.

Ankalaev captured the 205-pound belt with a unanimous decision triumph against Pereira at UFC 313 on March 8. The 33-year-old Dagestani has grown restless in recently months while waiting for the expected rematch, often taking jabs at “Poatan” on social media. Ankalaev is unbeaten in his last 14 Octagon appearances, though he does have a no contest against Johnny Walker and a draw against Jan Blachowicz during that timeframe.

Pereira seemed to be teasing a move to heavyweight when he recently posted videos of him tipping the scales north of 240 pounds, but that appears to have only been in the name of entertainment. The former Glory two-division champion has thrived since transitioning to MMA, winning belts at both 185 and 205 pounds in the UFC. His loss to Ankalaev snapped a five-bout winning streak that included successful light heavyweight title defenses against Jamahal Hill, Jiri Prochazka and Khalil Rountree.

Dvalishvili is in the midst of a 13-bout UFC winning streak, 12 of which have occurred at 135 pounds. “The Machine” recently won the ESPY for “Fighter of the Year” thanks to a stretch that included a decision victory over Sean O’Malley to claim the bantamweight crown at UFC 306 and successive title defenses against Usman Nurmagomedov and O’Malley. His resume also includes wins over the likes of Henry Cejudo, Petr Yan, Jose Aldo and John Dodson.

Sandhagen has won four of his last five UFC outings, with his lone defeat coming at the hands of Nurmagomedov. “Sandman” returned to the win column at UFC Des Moines, where he defeated former flyweight champ Deiveson Figueiredo via second-round TKO.

Prochazka vs. Rountree Also Confirmed for UFC 320

As part of White’s flurry of announcements on Tuesday, he also revealed that Jiri Prochazka will lock horns with Khalil Rountree in a light heavyweight bout on the UFC 320 main card.

A former 205-pound champion, Prochazka is 2-2 in his last four fights. Most recently, “BJP” rebounded from a second loss against Pereira to score a third-round stoppage of Hill at UFC 311 this past January. The 32-year-old Czech Republic native is also a former Rizin title holder.

Rountree won five consecutive bouts from 2021 to 2023 to earn a shot at light heavyweight gold last year. Though he suffered a fourth-round stoppage to Pereira at UFC 307, Rountree raised his stock with a competitive performance. Most recently, “War Horse” returned to the win column with a five-round verdict over Hill in the UFC Baku headliner.

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