Overview
- Alex Pereira told fans on Instagram that he is pushing for a rematch with Ciryl Gane and said he believes the fight “is something that’s going to happen.”
- The June interim title fight was finished in Gane’s favor and has been criticized for illegal blows that Pereira says referee Herb Dean failed to call.
- The UFC has not announced Ciryl Gane’s next opponent, leaving matchmaking open while the promotion weighs a unification bout against timeline options.
- Tom Aspinall remains sidelined after eye injuries and multiple surgeries, and UFC CEO Dana White and Aspinall’s manager Eddie Hearn have said he is not yet cleared to return.
- If Aspinall is still unavailable the promotion could book Gane in an interim fight, which would provide a possible route for Pereira to get a rematch before the end of the year.