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.

UFC boss Dana White suggested that Magomed Ankalaev and Alex Pereira may meet again, with a rematch between the pair looking likely.

Magomed Ankalaev dethroned Alex Pereira to become the UFC light heavyweight champion after securing a unanimous decision victory at UFC 313 on Saturday, handing Pereira his first loss in the weight class.

Check out the official scorecards from all 10 fights at UFC 313 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 313: Official scorecards from Las Vegas

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UFC 313 has already gotten off to a huge start, as there have been plenty of finishes in the prelims. However, the main card opened up with a lightweight bout between Mauricio Ruffy and King Green. More news: How to Watch UFC 313,

Mauricio Ruffy may have locked up Knockout of the Year just two minutes into the UFC 313 main card. Ruffy scored a highlight-reel spinning kick to the head of King Green, sending him down and out to kick off Saturday's pay-per-view from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

King Green is taking his knockout loss to Mauricio Ruffy at UFC 313 in stride. The longtime fighter ended up on the wrong end of the early Knockout of the Year frontrunner Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas when Ruffy (12-1 MMA,