Between those results, the Ukrainian vacated the IBF title, meaning interim champion Dubois was elevated to official title holder. Dubois retained the belt by knocking out Anthony Joshua in September, and he defends the gold against Parker on 22 February.

In interviewing terms, it was a gift. The heavyweight champion of the world, talking about his final two fights before retirement, casually drops in that he's i

The reigning, defending UFC light heavyweight champion has a tall task in front of him at UFC 313, fighting the #1 contender Magomed Ankalaev in March. A fourth-straight title defense would bring Pereira's stardom to new levels, with people talking about a heavyweight move for "Poatan" - not limited to the gates of the UFC Octagon.

Count UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira among the growing number of MMA fighters who are interested in stepping into the boxing ring.Pereira said on the "Jaxxon Podcast" he hopes to follow in the footsteps of the likes of Conor McGregor and Francis Ngannou by crossing over to boxing.

UFC light-heavyweight champion Alex Pereira has confirmed he is open to boxing Oleksandr Usyk in a 'show fight' as the Ukrainian eyes two more bouts before retiring

Oleksandr Usyk has a plan for the final fights of his career and they just might involve Alex Pereira. The UFC light heavyweight champion recently said on the JAXXON podcast he is interested in a crossover boxing bout with Usyk.