Alex Pereira considered withdrawing from UFC 313 fight with Magomed Ankalaev, but ‘I don’t regret it’

Magomed Ankalaev and Alex Pereira | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC

UFC commentator Joe Rogan recently mentioned on his podcast that Alex Pereira “fought with a broken hand and norovirus” in his UFC 313 title defense versus Magomed Ankalaev earlier this month, but that’s not entirely true.

Although “Poatan” confirmed he wasn’t 100 percent going into that event, the Brazilian star said on The Ariel Helwani Show on Wednesday that his hands were fine.

“Like I always say, I don’t...