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Stick around! Carlos Ulberg begs Alex Pereira to stay put for UFC White House, ‘the fight fans would love to see’
Reigning light heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira, wants to move up to heavyweight for a UFC White House showdown opposite Jon Jones when the promotion hits Washington, D.C., in June 2026. Working in “Poatan’s” favor is the fact that “Bones” is equally excited about their potential super fight.
It was a busy weekend for the ESPN divisional rankings, with no fewer than 13 ranked fighters in action between Saturday's UFC 320 and Friday's PFL Champions Series event. Among those fighting were half of the light heavyweight top 10,
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Connecticut's Alex Pereira wants to fight MMA legend at planned White House UFC event
Alex Pereira is looking to pull Jon Jones out of retirement after this weekend's UFC heavyweight title fight ended in a dud.
“If the stipulation was Jon Jones (saying), ‘I’ll fight Alex Pereira, it’s gotta be at the White House,’ Pereira’s gonna go, ‘Well, I am not interested. I am not gonna sit on the sidelines at 37 years old when I’ve got a world championship right now and I can get pay-per-view points three times before then.’
Sean O’Malley is no longer the No. 1 contender for the UFC bantamweight title. That’s because Umar Nurmagomedov has leapfrogged former bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley in the
Almeida's opponent, Volkov, is coming off a controversial decision loss to Ciryl Gane, who challenges Aspinall for the heavyweight title in the UFC 321 headliner. The Brazilian said he thinks Volkov won that fight and looks at him in high regard entering their important showdown.
Islam Makhachev praises ‘real deal’ who could be in line to challenge Alex Pereira after UFC 321 win
Murzakanov knocked out Aleksandar Rakic at UFC 321, dropping ‘Rocket’ with a powerful jab before securing the stoppage with one vicious ground strike. The finish came just over three minutes into the very first round and has marked the 16-0 light heavyweight out as a legitimate threat toward the top of the division.