Rivalries: Alex Pereira

Alex Pereira’s rise to power as a two-division titleholder in the Ultimate Fighting Championship was certainly meteoric in nature.

The 37-year-old Brazilian juggernaut enters 2025 firmly entrenched as UFC light heavyweight champion, with only a few viable contenders available to him at 205 pounds. Pereira has rattled off five consecutive victories, four of them finishes, and now owns a 9-1 record inside the Octagon. He last saw action at UFC 307, where he abused, neutralized and ultimately disposed of Khalil Rountree with punches in the fourth round of their Oct. 5 confrontation.

As Pereira awaits word on his next assignment from UFC matchmakers, a look at a few of the rivalries that have…