MMA Fans Speculate as Alex Pereira Teases his Next UFC Fight

Following a stellar 2024, Alex Pereira has sent out a teaser for fans that are eagerly awaiting news of the UFC star's next fight.
Pereira Teases First Fight Of 2025
Celebrated by a number of combat sports outlets as 2024’s “Fighter of the Year”, Pereira successfully defended his light heavyweight belt three times with knockout-wins over former champions Jamahal Hill and Jiří Procházka before stopping Khalil Rountree Jr. in a “Fight of the Night”-winning main event at UFC 307.
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Procházka and Hill are set to square off on the main card of UFC 311 this Saturday, and while both men have made it clear that they intend to earn another crack at Pereira (Procházka has lost to him twice) many fans are hoping that the Brazilian will take on a new face in his next Octagon outing.
“Poatan” is taking some well-deserved time off after fighting four times between November 2023 and October 2024, but based on a recent social media post it looks like fans won’t have to wait much longer before getting some fight news for the UFC light heavyweight champion.
Stay tuned. Chama 🔥🔥🔥
— Alex "Poatan" Pereira (@AlexPereiraUFC) January 16, 2025
Fans Speculate On Pereira's Next Fight
Magomed Ankalaev is currently the light heavyweight division’s #1 contender following his win over Aleksandar Rakić at UFC 308, but one X user was quick to note that Pereira has previously addressed the idea of that fight.
Who is it??pic.twitter.com/2RR5hIp0mj
— Knockout of the day (@KOofTheDAY) January 16, 2025
Following an upset-loss in the last second of his UFC debut against Paul Craig, Ankalaev went on a nine-fight win streak that earned him a shot at the vacant light heavyweight title against former champion Jan Błachowicz at UFC 282.
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Ankalaev followed a split draw in the Błachowicz fight with a No Contest against Johnny Walker due to an illegal knee, but after stopping Walker in the rematch and taking a decision over Rakić the 32-year-old now has back-to-back wins and is undefeated outside of his 2018 loss to Craig.
Pereira’s dismissive post about a fight with Ankalaev could certainly have just been an attempt to drum up interest around the matchup, but there’s also been significant fan speculation that “Poatan” might decide to move up to heavyweight in the near future to pursue a third UFC title.
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