Pereira is coming off a loss to Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313 in March that cost him his light heavyweight title. Alexander K. Lee of MMA Fighting reported that an immediate rematch between them "has been discussed," though an official announcement has yet to be made.

Alex Pereira has quelled fears that he has plans of retiring and attributed a post of his that outlined apparent grievances with the UFC to a hacker.

Alex Pereira, or “Poatan“, is widely believed to be fighting Magomed Ankalaev in a rematch for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship at some point in the summer. However, in a very surprising statement that seemingly came out of nowhere,