After reclaiming the UFC mild heavyweight championship by dethroning Magomed Ankalaev in a title rematch at UFC 320, Alex Pereira now has even larger plans. ‘Poatan’ needs to be a three-weight UFC champion and has his crosshairs on the UFC heavyweight gold now.
Alex Pereira said in a latest interview (through Omelete) that he has talked to the UFC about shifting as much as 265 kilos and taking over Jon Jones, who additionally needs to be on the White Home 2026 card and is out of retirement.
‘Poatan’ said that although he has extra ambitious goals, matchmaking is past his management, and he’s in the end simply ready like everybody else:
“I discussed the White Home in opposition to Jon Jones. I’ve additionally even spoken [to the UFC] a couple of battle at heavyweight for a 3rd belt. It’s not in my management. I’ve my wishes, however I’m additionally simply ready like everybody else.”
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Jones believes he can defeat the Brazilian for the reason that latter usually posts the vast majority of his coaching movies on-line, which ‘Bones’ can use to check Pereira ought to they ever lock horns.
In the meantime, UFC CEO Dana White has not seconded Jones’ want to be on the White Home 2026 card, particularly after the latter vacated his strap earlier this 12 months and didn’t battle Tom Aspinall.
One other UFC champion needs to battle Alex Pereira
UFC middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev needs to maneuver as much as the sunshine heavyweight division after the primary protection of his 185-pound championship in 2026.
Throughout a recent sitdown with ESPN MMA, Chimaev laid down his plans, revealing that he’s pushing for the Alex Pereira battle and likewise wishes to coach with Jon Jones.
“I’m pushing for [Pereira], as a result of [the UFC] are going to pay good for that. However in my weight class, whoever, there may be [Nassourdine] Imavov, there may be [Sean] Strickland, there may be [Anthony] Hernandez, whoever. All of them, I see a giant verify, good cash.”
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