Alex Pereira regained the UFC light heavyweight title by overwhelming Magomed Ankalaev in less than 90 seconds, reclaiming the belt he lost at UFC 313 in March. Merab Dvalishvili delivered a measured, relentless co-main performance, earning a unanimous decision and his third men's bantamweight title defense after taking down Cory Sandhagen 20 times and enduring five rounds without showing fatigue. The card also featured a vintage knockout from Jiří Procházka over Khalil Rountree Jr. Pereira described vengeance as "kind of a poison sometimes" after the rematch outcome.
"In an equally masterful -- albeit much more drawn out -- appearance in the co-main event, Merab Dvalishvili again proved why he's nicknamed "The Machine." Dvalishvili earned his third men's bantamweight title defense in a unanimous decision victory over Cory Sandhagen. The champion successfully took down Sandhagen 20 times and appeared unfazed by the end of the five-round gauntlet. Is it possible that Dvalishvili is the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world right now?"
""Vengeance is never a good thing," a stonefaced Pereira said after Saturday's UFC 320 main event, speaking through an interpreter with the light heavyweight belt once again wrapped around his waist. "It's kind of a poison sometimes." Ankalaev might agree with that sentiment after being quickly and violently dethroned by Pereira in a rematch of their March bout, in which the Russian had taken away the title."
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