Ahead of his return at UFC 313, Alex Pereira appears to have taken advice from former two-weight champion, Daniel Cormier on board just weeks out from his comeback — reassuring the Hall of Famer that he is in fact training for his grudge fight with Magomed Ankalaev.
Pereira, the current undisputed light heavyweight champion, is slated to return next month at UFC 313, taking on surging number one ranked contender, Ankalaev in a long-anticipated grudge meeting of the duo for the divisional crown.
And sidelined since October of last year, Sao Paulo star, Pereira would turn in his third successful defense of the 205lbs crown that year alone — eventually stopping the streaking challenger, Khalil Rountree with a bloody barrage at the Octagon fence in the fourth round.