UFC commentator Jon Anik has mapped out Alex Pereira’s potential UFC future after his recent title loss and assessed if 'Poatan' could face UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis.

Alex Pereira returned to the octagon last weekend, suffering a unanimous decision loss to Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313 and losing the light heavyweight title.

UFC champion Alex Pereira has responded to a shock callout by Oleksandr Usyk, saying he would be open to fighting the boxing ...

Jon Anik discusses Alex Pereira’s potential return to middleweight, suggesting a fight with Dricus du Plessis if his ...

it wouldn't surprise me if [Dricus won instead].” While a major member of the growing Fighting Nerds gym, Borralho briefly spread his wings to train with light heavyweight kingpin Alex Pereira.

but the door’s also well-and-truly open for a potential champ vs champ showdown between Dricus Du Plessis and 205lb king Alex ‘Poatan’ Pereira. As the South African brawler ponders his next ...

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Dricus Du Plessis (Photo by Stephen R. Sylvanie/Imagn Images) and Alex Pereira (Photo by Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images) Dricus Du Plessis has been on a high ever since he won his middleweight belt.

UFC light-heavyweight champion Alex Pereira says he would be open to a boxing match with heavyweight boxing world champion ...