UFC 313 established a new champion and possibly secured the chance for a fan favorite contender to challenge for championship. In the main event, Magomed Ankalaev snatched the light heavyweight title away from Alex Pereira by executing a smart gameplan to earn a unanimous decision victory.

Justin Gaethje entered UFC 313 hoping he'd be considered for the next shot at lightweight champion Islam Makhachev if victorious, and it appears he just might be. In an unexpected rematch with Rafael Fiziev,

This past Saturday in the co-main event of UFC 313, we saw a big time rematch in the lightweight division. Former interim champion Justin Gaethje (26-5) took on Rafael Fiziev (12-4) for a second time.

After many viewers experienced issues with purchasing and streaming ESPN’s pay-per-view broadcast of UFC 313, ESPN+ will replay the event for free, an ESPN spokesperson said Sunday. ESPN+ exclusively streamed UFC 313 — headlined by the light heavyweight fight between Alex Pereira and Magomed Ankalaev — on Saturday night.

UFC 313 may as well be remembered as an event to forget. Not only was there a changing of guard in the UFC's light heavyweight division with Magomed Ankalaev becoming the new champion over Alex Pereira,