Suggesting a light heavyweight championship fight with arch-rival, Israel Adesanya in a potential mixed martial arts trilogy bout, recently minted gold holder, Alex Pereira has opened and remains a betting underdog to beat the City Kickboxing staple in a third fight, after his UFC 295 win.
Pereira, a former undisputed middleweight champion, who holds a knockout and decision win over Adesanya during their respective kickboxing tenures, made his return to the Octagon at UFC 295 earlier this month in New York, landing the light heavyweight crown with a knockout win over Jiri Prochazka.
And in the immediate aftermath of the Madison Square Garden showcase, in which Alex Pereira landed his second promotional crown, the Brazilian offered to fight Adesanya at the light heavyweight limit in a mixed martial arts rubber-match decider.