Alex Pereira once again proved why he is the best in the division. The 36-year-old knocked out Jiri Prochazka in his second title defense fight in 2024. Pereira took on the fight on short notice as the Conor McGregor vs Michael Chandler bout was scrapped following an injury to the 35-year-old. However, the Brazilian showed no nerves and delivered yet another dominating performance. With this win, ‘Poatan defeated some big names in the light heavyweight champion division. However, he has yet to face Magomed Ankalaev in the division. But what does the UFC CEO Dana White feel about this fight?

There are very few fighters in the UFC who have dominated their division the way Pereira has done. However, it seems that he does have an opponent in mind already. During the UFC 303 post-fight press conference, a reporter asked Dana White about Magomed Ankalaev. The Russian is currently on a dream run and many believe he deserves a title shot next. Even Pereira also wants to face him, as revealed by the reporter. He said, “Alex said he wanted to fight him so he could prove that he has wrestling.”

The 54-year-old liked the idea of the fight which might happen in the future. Though he was quick to not make any comment about the dates, he seemed optimistic, “I like it well there you go yeah yeah.” White’s response comes after former champion Jamahal Hill, who had to withdraw from the UFC 303 co-main event because of injury, shared a tweet for the champion after his win while also issuing a warning.

Hill pointed out that he would knock out his next opponent, and then would be ready to fight Pereira for the glorious title. “I’ll sleep the next guy and then we go again!!! Great win but we are not done!!!” wrote Hill on his official X account. However, it seems that he might have to wait for a long time to take on the current LW champion.

Talking about Pereira, he knocked out Jiri Prochazka for the second time in his career. Previously, the pair met at UFC 295, but the fight ended similarly with ‘Denisa’ getting knocked out in the second round. However, this time the Brazilian changed his game plan and Prochazka’s team helped him.

Jiri Prochazka and his team made a mistake which helped Alex Pereira win the fight

There are very few fighters in the UFC who possess the power that Alex Pereira does. However, he is not a one-dimensional fighter and is constantly upgrading his game. His performance at UFC 303 was a testament to that, where he landed a devastating leg kick that knocked out ‘Denisa’. Pereira is known for his leg kicks and he uses them in most of his fights. However, this time he used it on purpose after a video of Jiri Prochazka went viral.

The fighter’s team shared a video on social media from Prochazka’s training session, and Alex Pereira watched it from his changing room just before the fight. The video helped the dual champion greatly as he saw his opponent dropping his hands after every calf kick check. Pereira agreed to the fact in his post-fight press conference. With this win, the 36-year-old defended his LW title for the second time in his career.

However, it will now be interesting to see what he does next. Most fans want him to win to the heavyweight division to try to win a third belt. But it seems he might still have some unfinished business in the division. Will Alex Pereira make a move to HW next? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.