Alex Pereira won’t be giving up his pursuit of a historic third UFC divisional title.
The Brazilian fan favorite fell short of becoming the first fighter in UFC history to win championships across three separate weight classes this past June.
Pereira was knocked out by Ciryl Gane in the co-main event of UFC Freedom 250 at the White House. The Frenchman left Washington, DC, as the interim heavyweight champion and with a rematch against Tom Aspinall awaiting him down the line.
‘Poatan’, meanwhile, faced an uncertain future after a failed move up. But against the wishes of many, he won’t be returning to 205 pounds.
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Glover Teixeira backs Alex Pereira vs Josh Hokit as potential UFC heavyweight title eliminator
Pereira will be staying at heavyweight following his defeat to ‘Bon Gamin’.
While Gane challenges Aspinall again, the former double champ is in pursuit of an assignment that can put him in position to battle whoever emerges from that clash as undisputed king.
Josh Hokit’s name has been thrown around amid their growing feud, sparked by the American’s decision to target ‘Poatan’ with his polarizing schtick.
During a recent appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show, Pereira’s UFC legend coach, Glover Teixeira, gave the green light for that fight to come next for his student.
“I know for sure he’s going to get that belt, man, and accomplish his goal,” Teixeira said.
“He’s gonna stay at heavyweight. That’s the plan.
“Get him a fight that’s going to put him right back to the title,” he continued. “Come back and maybe get this fight (against) this guy who is talking a lot of s—, Hokit.
“Go over there and knock his a— out and get back to the top, and then get the rematch. That’s what I say. It is a good fight for Alex.”
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Unsurprisingly, it did not take Hokit long to react to Teixeira’s comments on social media.
“Either give me Ciryl for the title or Alex for the BMF,” Hokit wrote on X.
“Tired of watching these little crotch sniffers lay & pray & people call them the BMF/P4P. You can’t have those titles & just hold guys down without doing damage.
“Whoever I fight, the fans will get pure violence with a show,” he…
2026-08-20 06:00:00
