MMA Insider claims UFC 313 Alex Pereira would have lost to Dricus du Plessis, Israel Adesanya and Jiri Prochazka, but can still become champ

Alex Pereira returned to the octagon last weekend, suffering a unanimous decision defeat to Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313 and losing the light heavyweight title. 'Poatan' did not look like himself as the threat of wrestling appeared to neutralize his striking ability.

Simon Samano of MMA Junkie recently predicted that Pereira will bounce back and become a champion once again. Speaking on Overreaction Time, the MMA reporter stated:

"Alex Pereira will bounce back from UFC 313 and win one more UFC championship. I believe in 'Chama', baby, I still believe. I see a lot of people falling off the bandwagon, but I'm still on it. He's got one more title in him."

Samano's co-host George Garcia claimed Dricus du Plessis, Israel Adesanya, and Jiri Prochazka would have beaten the version of Pereira that fought Ankalaev:

"I hope you're talking about light heavyweight. He better not go to heavyweight because that thing is over... At light heavyweight, he will. I don't see him dropping back down to middleweight. And I think at heavyweight - as that fight was unfolding, I go, Jon Jones would maul this guy. In fact, I'm not supposed to do this, but Dricus du Plessis, Israel Adesanya and the Jiri that just won - I thought they could've beaten Alex Pereira that night."

Check out Simon Samano and George Garcia's comments below:

Garcia claimed that Pereira looked bad but could reclaim the title by overcoming his mental hurdles. 'Poatan' has expressed that he expects to receive an immediate rematch.

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Glover Teixeira weighs in on Alex Pereira's loss to Magomed Ankalaev

While all three judges agreed that Alex Pereira lost to Magomed Ankalaev in the main event of UFC 313, Glover Teixeira disagreed with the scorecards. Teixeira is a former light heavyweight champion and part of Pereira's coaching team.

Speaking on 'Poatan's' YouTube channel, Teixeira stated:

"In my opinion, we won. He lost on points. Now, our thing is to come back, grab it from the start, adjust a few things, train hard. Come back and get the rematch. Make history. [The] history 'Poatan' has been making is beautiful. I'm very proud of him."

Check out Glover Teixeira's comments below (15:42):