Alex Pereira News

Harry Kettle - July 11, 2024

Artem Vakhitov and UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira continue to go back and forth at one another on social media. Back in their kickboxing days, Alex Pereira and Artem Vakhitov squared off twice. They split their series 1-1 and now, over three years later, they’ve reignited their feud following recent remarks from Vakhitov on his weaknesses.

Curtis Calhoun - July 9, 2024

UFC light heavyweight contender Anthony Smith’s tense banter with Alex Pereira has turned over a new leaf. Pereira and Smith both took on short-notice endeavors at UFC 303 last month. In the main event, Pereira defended his UFC light heavyweight title against Jiří Procházka after stepping up following Conor McGregor’s sudden withdrawal from the card due to injury.

Curtis Calhoun - July 8, 2024

UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira didn’t take long to address his former Glory Kickboxing opponent Artem Vakhitov’s recent remarks. Pereira made the most of another short-notice opportunity by finishing Jiří Procházka in the UFC 303 main event last month. After Conor McGregor’s withdrawal from the card, Pereira and Procházka stepped up on weeks’ notice to save one of the biggest events of the year.

Harry Kettle - July 8, 2024

UFC light heavyweight champon Alex Pereira has responded to Anthony Joshua suggesting he tests the waters in boxing. As we know, Alex Pereira is on top of the mixed martial arts world right now. At UFC 303, he knocked Jiri Prochazka out to successfully retain his UFC light heavyweight title. Ever since then, fans have been discussing what his legacy in the sport is going to look like. After all, in less than three years since his debut, he’s been able to capture two world titles to run alongside victories over numerous former champions.

Harry Kettle - July 5, 2024

UFC contender Magomed Ankalaev has shut down talk of Alex Pereira making his way up to heavyweight. As we know, Alex Pereira is on top of the world right now. He is the UFC light heavyweight champion and last weekend, he knocked out Jiri Prochazka to successfully defend the strap.

Harry Kettle - July 4, 2024

Jamahal Hill has made it known that he has no ill will towards Alex Pereira ahead of a potential rematch in the future. Back at UFC 300, Jamahal Hill challenged Alex Pereira for the UFC light heavyweight championship. Unfortunately for him, it didn’t go so well. He was finished off pretty quickly by ‘Poatan’, leaving Hill to go back to the drawing board and reflect on what went wrong. Of course, he’ll have to earn his way back to a title shot, but he feels pretty confident in his ability to do that.

Cole Shelton - July 3, 2024

Tom Aspinall is open to fighting Alex Pereira if the UFC light heavyweight champion decides to move up to heavyweight. After Pereira scored a second-round knockout win over Jiri Prochazka at UFC 303 to defend his light heavyweight title he hinted at going to heavyweight soon. Pereira is looking to become the first-ever fighter in UFC history to become a three-weight champion, but UFC CEO Dana White says a move to heavyweight isn’t imminent.

Harry Kettle - July 3, 2024

Jamahal Hill has given his thoughts on the adjustments made by Alex Pereira in his rematch with Jiri Prochazka. Last weekend at UFC 303, Alex Pereira successfully retained his UFC light heavyweight championship. He did so by knocking out Jiri Prochazka, taking him to 2-0 against the former king. Of course, as we know, his last fight before this one was in the main event of UFC 300, when he knocked Jamahal Hill out.

Josh Evanoff - July 2, 2024

Conor McGregor has nothing but respect for UFC light-heavyweight champion Alex Pereira. ‘The Notorious’ was set to return in the main event of UFC 303 last Saturday in Las Vegas. The bout was going to be Conor McGregor’s first since breaking his leg in a trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier in the summer of 2021. However, the Irishman was forced out due to injury, just two weeks before fight day.

Harry Kettle - July 2, 2024

Former UFC champion Henry Cejudo has admitted that he still isn’t 100% convinced by Alex Pereira. Last weekend at UFC 303, Alex Pereira produced another incredible performance. He knocked Jiri Prochazka out cold in the main event, successfully retaining his UFC light heavyweight championship in the process. He did so on short notice, too, making his triumph all the more impressive.

Cole Shelton - July 1, 2024

The UFC was in Las Vegas, Nevada for UFC 303 with the light heavyweight title on the line in the main event of International Fight Week. In the main event of UFC 303, Alex Pereira took on Jiri Prochazka, in a fight that was made on short notice.

Curtis Calhoun - July 1, 2024

UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira still wants to fight in Perth at UFC 305 after his latest knockout win last Saturday. Pereira defeated former UFC light heavyweight titleholder Jiří Procházka by head kick in the UFC 303 main event on Saturday in Las Vegas. After taking the headlining slot on weeks’ notice, Pereira earned one of the biggest wins of his career and successfully defended his belt for the second time.

Susan Cox - July 1, 2024

Israel Adesanya’s live reaction to Alex Pereira knocking out Jiri Prochazka at UFC 303 was caught on tape. UFC 303 took place this past Saturday, June 29th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Harry Kettle - July 1, 2024

Fight fans aren’t pleased with how Israel Adesanya reacted to Alex Pereira’s triumph at UFC 303. Last weekend, Alex Pereira defeated Jiri Prochazka via knockout in the main event of UFC 303. It cements his legacy as one of the all-time greats in the UFC, which is wild, given that he’s only been in the promotion for three years. As we know, perhaps his most iconic fights came against Israel Adesanya.

Curtis Calhoun - June 30, 2024

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill didn’t seem as amazed as most were by Alex Pereira’s latest knockout victory. Pereira retained the UFC light heavyweight title by finishing Jiří Procházka in the UFC 303 headliner. He caught his opponent with a head kick just seconds into the second round to secure his latest knockout finish.

Curtis Calhoun - June 30, 2024

UFC CEO Dana White isn’t keen on the idea of Alex Pereira moving up to heavyweight to potentially cement himself into the history books. Pereira defeated former titleholder Jiří Procházka in the UFC 303 main event on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Just seconds into the second round, Pereira caught Procházka with a head kick to retain the belt.

Harry Kettle - June 30, 2024

Magomed Ankalaev has sent a message to Alex Pereira following the latter’s decisive victory at UFC 303 last night. On Saturday, Alex Pereira finished off International Fight Week with a real bang. He knocked out Jiri Prochazka for the second time, successfully retaining his UFC light heavyweight championship in the process. He did so on short notice, saving the card after Conor McGregor was forced to withdraw due to a broken toe.

Chris Taylor - June 29, 2024

The Octagon returned to Las Vegas for tonight’s UFC 303 event, a thirteen-bout fight card headlined by Alex Pereira vs. Jiri Prochazka 2. The highly anticipated light heavyweight title fight rematch resulted in yet another knockout victory for the amazing sensation Alex Pereira. ‘Poatan’ scored a big knockdown in the final second of the opening round and Jiri Prochazka clearly never recovered. In the opening seconds of round two, the Brazilian landed a big head kick which sent the former RIZIN champ crashing to the canvas. From there, Pereira followed up with some heavy ground and pound which forced the referee to step in and stop the contest (see that here).