Pereira KO: reclaim LHW title, Dvalishvili retains BW belt

Alex Pereira reclaimed the UFC light heavyweight title with a first-round knockout of Magomed Ankalaev on a night of decisive finishes at UFC 320 in Las Vegas, while bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili retained his belt by unanimous decision in the co-main event. The card at T-Mobile Arena produced several stoppages and breakout performances that could reshape contender lines across multiple divisions.

Pereira ended the main event with a thunderous overhand right that delivered his 11th career knockout and marked Ankalaev's first professional knockout loss. The finish was Pereira's first first-round stoppage since UFC 300 and capped his sixth straight appearance in title fights since winning the light heavyweight championship in 2023. Ankalaev entered the bout on a 13-fight unbeaten run; the knockout represents his first loss since his 2018 debut.

In the bantamweight title fight, Dvalishvili extended a long winning streak to 14 with a dominant decision over Cory Sandhagen. Dvalishvili recorded a promotional title-match record 21 takedowns and logged more than 100 strikes for the third time in his UFC career. Sandhagen dropped the contest in his latest attempt to capture UFC gold.