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Chael Sonnen questions Alex Pereira’s threat to return to MW: ‘Final nail in the coffin of his rivalry with Adesanya’

Former two-weight UFC title challenger, Chael Sonnen has claimed current light heavyweight kingpin, Alex Pereira was trying to one-up former foe, Israel Adesanya in the future once more by toppling would-be common-opponent, Dricus du Plessis — after calling for a stunning middleweight return.

Pereira, a former undisputed middleweight titleholder and the current light heavyweight champion, most recently headlined UFC 303 back in June, successfully defending his crown in a dominant second round high-kick knockout win over Jiri Prochazka.

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And already booked to take main event honors at UFC 307 at the beginning of next month, taking on surging light heavyweight challenger, Khalil Rountree.