UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira has publicly announced his desire to move up to heavyweight and revitalize the division following the disastrous

In one of the most shocking title fight reversals in recent UFC history, Alex Pereira obliterated Magomed Ankalaev with a devastating knockout just 80 seconds into their UFC 320 main event, reclaiming the light heavyweight championship in spectacular fashion.

Alex Pereira rival spotted detail that heralded UFC star’s early KO of Magomed Ankalaev - Pereira stopped Ankalaev inside 90 seconds in their rematch, and Israel Adesanya was among those watching

It seems the rivalry between Israel Adesanya and multiple-fight nemesis Alex Pereira could take a fresh twist in their rather lengthy tale. Followed to the Octagon eventually by former kickboxing rival Alex Pereira, former two-time middleweight champion Israel Adesanya rekindled his feud with the Brazilian in the UFC.

Last Time: Ankalaev defeated Pereira to claim the UFC Light Heavyweight title on March 8 in a unanimous decision. Pereira had held the title since Nov. 11, 2023 and had successfully defended the title three times before the loss to Ankalaev. Danbury ...

Pereira had lost the light-heavyweight title in their first fight, in March, but needed barely over one minute to exact his revenge on Saturday

Former two-time UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya beat him by unanimous decision twice in 2016. The next year, Belgaroui fought UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira twice, with mixed results. Belgaroui won a unanimous decision in their first fight, but lost by TKO when a cut spoiled his second scrap with ‘Poatan’.

For seven long years, every time Israel Adesanya stepped into combat against Alex Pereira, the Nigerian felt what most of us experience before a visit to the dentist —

When undisputed heavyweight champion of the world Tom Aspinall stepped into the Octagon for UFC 321 on Saturday night to defend his title, he did so believing that there was a non-zero chance he could die.