Alex Pereira just had a meeting with UFC brass in Las Vegas and it looks like his next fight will be a special one.
Pereira, who went 3-0 with three UFC light heavyweight title defenses and three knockouts in 2024, teased fight news earlier this week. Fight fans were a bit surprised to hear that Pereiraâs next 205-pound title defense will not come against streaking contender Magomed Ankalaev. Heâs just about the only fighter in the UFCâs shallow light heavyweight division to not fight âPoatan.â
While Ankalaev has had his issues locking down a title fight in the past fight fans were still shocked to see him passed over once again. Rumors began to swirl about who Pereiraâs next opponent might be if not Ankalaev. Some even speculated that undefeated UFC middleweight contender Khamzat Chimaev might move up to challenger Pereira for the belt.
On Friday, Pereira had a meeting with UFC officials about his next fight inside of the Octagon and the reigning 205-pound king was ecstatic. âPoatanâ released a video from the airport following his exciting sit down, but didnât offer much information about his next opponent. Pereira did reveal that more news will come soon.
âIâm really happy with this meeting. Check out the size of my smile,â said Pereira. âShould I tell them or not? Weâll wait a little longer.â
Iâll be shocked if this fight happens.
Hate to say it, but this fight would make no sense currently.
You have two huge draws that are in different weight classes, why de-value one with a loss?
Let Poatan defend the belt a few more times and let Khamzat clear out his division.
THEN make a huge super-fight.
Khamzat is the easy call.
Borz by superior wrestle fuck to death.
Whatâs in it for the UFC to have Chimaev who hardly ever fights ragdoll their big draw that fights all the time?
Just make the Jon Jones fight
At least Jones would entertain striking with Alex for at least a round.
Not a fan of this⌠Why does Chimaev need to change weight classes again? and why canât we get the clear #1 contender in Ankalaev a title shot already? So fucking stupid⌠Chimaev is just gonna take Alex down and submit him right away. Waste of everyoneâs time and undermines the rankings.
This⌠So fucking stupid. Why keep having Chimaev in #1 contender matches and then when he wins just have him fight for another #1 contender match in a new weight class⌠What was the purpose of the Whittaker fight and the Usman one then? Both completely meaningless.
Maybe something to do with not being able to fight outside of the Middle East?!
I think Hazmat shoots relentlessly till he gets a takedown and brutalizes Alex. Alex needs to stay off the fence and he needs to circle and sting. Be interesting if the fight goes to the championship rounds
Stupid fucking fight, I see no upside for either guy. Khamzat canât really beat anyone at 205 that can grapple and Iâm not sure he can even beat pereira. Zero upside for pereira in beating Khamzat
Yeah itâs completely retarded in multiple ways.
Khamzat hasnât even fought the champ in his own weight class. Why would he jump from a lower division as the number one contender, and automatically get a title shot somewhere else? Why wouldnât Magomed get the shot?
Heâs never fought at 205. Heâs probably too small for that weight class. This creates way more questions. I bet this is just a rumor and doesnât actually happen. Maybe itâs actually Jones and this is a distraction.
This
Iâll bet the fight doesnât happen though
Iâll bet any of you fuckers Alex whoops his overrated ass if it happens
All Khamzat does is bully, he canât bully Alex
Dricus broke down Khamzat very well in a recent interview