Overview

• Pereira reclaimed the UFC light heavyweight title at UFC 320 with an 80-second knockout of Magomed Ankalaev.
• He publicly called for a heavyweight superfight with Jon Jones, targeting the UFC’s planned White House card, though no bout has been finalized.
• Daniel Cormier said a win over Jones would cement Pereira’s all-time status and argued Jones presents a tougher matchup for Pereira than Tom Aspinall.
• Amid retirement talk earlier this year, Jones has hinted at a return, while Dana White has expressed reluctance after past withdrawals disrupted plans for a Tom Aspinall unification.
• Away from the cage, Pereira opened the Poatan Institute in São Bernardo do Campo, with initial programs focused on supporting 600 children.