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Alex Pereira looks like he may be contemplating a run at third UFC title based on the recent weigh-in he shared with fans.
Pereira (12-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) defended his light heavyweight title three times until he ran into Ankalaev (21-1-1 MMA, 12-1-1 UFC), who dethroned him at UFC 313 in March. Abdelaziz thinks opponents Jamahal Hill, Jiri Prochazka, and Khalil Rountree were tailor-made for Pereira.
Gaethje (26-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) did the UFC a solid by defending his BMF title against Max Holloway on their historic 300th pay-per-view event. He wound up getting knocked out by Holloway at UFC 300, but rebounded with a win over Rafael Fiziev at UFC 313.
There’s still no clear timetable on when Alex Pereira will return to the UFC, but the former champion is certainly training like he has a fight booked.
Tom Aspinall’s first UFC title defence is most likely to be against Ciryl Gane. UFC fans believe the newly crowned British heavyweight champion will put his belt on the line against Gane
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Aliskerov rebounded from his first octagon loss to Robert Whittaker by scoring a first-round TKO of Andre Muniz at UFC on ESPN 66 in April. Meanwhile, Brazil's Ferreira is coming off a second-round armbar submission of Armen Petrosyan at UFC 313 in March.
Alex Pereira has been out of action since March. Interestingly enough, as per insider info from a UFC Hall of Famer, 'Poatan's' next opponent could be the recently retired Jon Jones.
United States President Donald Trump recently announced he would work on hosting a UFC event that takes place on the White House grounds in 2026. The event,
Justin Gaethje sets date and venue for Ilia Topuria UFC title shot after scooping $400k luxury prize
Justin Gaethje has admitted he would love nothing more than to knock Ilia Topuria out cold. And the reason is simple: it’s the only fight ‘The Highlight’ wants next. After
Khabib Nurmagomedov's manager, Ali Abdelaziz, recently shared his thoughts on Alex Pereira and Magomed Ankalaev.
Ali Abdelaziz says it's a UFC lightweight title shot or bust for Justin Gaethje. When Islam Makhachev relinquished his 155-pound belt, Gaethje expected to be one half of the vacant title fight. Instead, the promotion opted to book Ilia Topuria against Charles Oliveira in the UFC 317 headliner on June 28 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.