🔴8 Minutes Ago: Magomed Ankalaev Breaks His Silence, Presenting Evidence Accusing Alex Pereira of Doping at UFC 320, Exposing the Scandal and Revealing the Truth Behind the Allegations
By Elena Vasquez, MMA Insider Correspondent Las Vegas, NV – October 6, 2025
In a bombshell revelation that has sent shockwaves through the UFC community, former light heavyweight title challenger Magomed Ankalaev has emerged from a self-imposed silence to level explosive doping accusations against newly crowned champion Alex Pereira. Just hours after Pereira’s dominant 80-second TKO victory over Ankalaev at UFC 320 on Saturday night, the Russian grappler took to social media with what he claims is irrefutable evidence of performance-enhancing drug use by the Brazilian knockout artist.
The feud between the two fighters had been simmering for months, marked by heated exchanges at the UFC 320 press conference where Pereira accused Ankalaev of dodging confrontations and fabricating stories about a UFC Performance Institute incident. Ankalaev, who entered the octagon as the defending champion—no, wait, Pereira was reclaiming the belt he lost earlier this year—fired back during the buildup, calling Pereira’s taunts “personal” and vowing retribution. But what was billed as a grudge match ended in heartbreak for Ankalaev, as Pereira unleashed a barrage of strikes that left the Dagestani fighter crumpled on the canvas, reclaiming the light heavyweight throne in emphatic fashion.
Now, in a lengthy Instagram Live session that drew over 500,000 viewers in its first minutes, Ankalaev pulled back the curtain on what he describes as a “systematic cover-up” orchestrated by Pereira’s camp. “I trained my whole life clean, bleeding for this sport,” Ankalaev said, his voice hoarse from the night’s brutality. “But Alex? He’s not human. That power, that speed—it’s not natural. Look at this.” He then shared screenshots of purported lab results from an independent testing facility, allegedly showing elevated levels of exogenous testosterone and EPO (erythropoietin) in Pereira’s system from samples taken weeks before the fight.
The evidence, according to Ankalaev, was obtained through a whistleblower within the UFC’s anti-doping program, which was reinstated under USADA’s oversight after a controversial hiatus. “They buried it because he’s their golden boy,” Ankalaev alleged, referencing Pereira’s status as one of the promotion’s biggest draws. He also displayed grainy photos of Pereira allegedly receiving
