The UFC is back in its hometown for the first Las Vegas PPV card of the year at UFC 313 this Saturday. The card will feature quite a few fan favorites, with brawlers Alex Pereira and Justin Gaethje leading the pack in the main and co-main events, promising a lot of action.
And one of the most interesting parts of any UFC card, of course, is the walkout music the fighters walk out to. Not only does it help hype up their fight and set the mood, but it could also be a window into their mindset. This is why we look at some of the stars’ walkout songs for UFC 313 in this article.
What are Alex Pereira and Magomed Ankalaev’s walkout songs for UFC 313?
To set the stage for his electric clash with Magomed Ankalaev, Alex Pereira is likely to walk out to the heavy metal beats of ‘Itsari’ by Sepultura, a band from his native Brazil. ‘Poatan’ has stayed remarkably consistent in walking out to this electrifying track, and it is hard to see him change it for his fourth title defense.
On the other hand, Ankalaev too, has stayed true to one track for his walkouts. If the pattern holds, the Dagestani #1 ranked light heavyweight will enter the Octagon to the upbeat sounds of ‘My Nanak’ by Russian pop star Tamila Sagaipova. Now let us take a look at the walkout songs for the other stars on the card.
Walkout songs of Justin Gaethje, Rafael Fiziev, Bobby Green and other fighters
Unlike the gentleman headlining the card, the co-main eventer duo of Justin Gaethje and Rafael Fiziev likes a bit of variety and mixes up their entrance music. ‘The Highlight’, for instance, walked out to the groovy tunes of the reggae song, ‘Celebrate’ by ‘Dirty Heads’ featuring ‘The Unlikely Candidates’ at UFC 300 last year. But for his UFC 291 BMF title clash against Dustin Poirier, Gaethje went with the song ‘Fallen Kings’ by Tribal Seeds.
For his last fight at UFC 286, ‘Ataman’ walked out to the trippy, almost psychedelic tunes of ‘Ready’ by Alborosie featuring Jo Mersa. Before that, the #11 ranked 155fer had chosen ‘Human’ by Rag’n’Bone Man. UFC 313 will also mark the return of King Green, who lost to Paddy Pimblett at UFC 304. For that fight, the American chose Kendrick Lamar’s famous Drake diss track, ‘Euphoria’ but he may change his walkout song this weekend.
Green’s fellow unranked lightweight opponent, Mauricio Ruffy, had chosen to walk out to AC/DC’s adrenaline-pumping track, ‘Thunderstruck’ but it is unknown whether he will stick to this track for UFC 313. Which of these walkout songs is your favorite?
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