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Pereira stoped Magomed Ankalaev in 80 seconds in the main event at UFC 320 on Saturday to reclaim his light heavyweight title. Chimaev immediately called out Pereira to settle unfinished “business” between them. However, Pereira turned down the offer, saying he is only interested in a superfight at heavyweight next.
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“First, thanks for congratulating me, but all I want is a superfight,” Pereira said at the UFC 320 post-fight press conference. “I want to fight at heavyweight. But all I can say is thank you.”
Alex Respectfully Denies Fighting Khamzat🐺
After his win, Alex Pereira was asked about Khamzat Chimaev’s tweet: ‘Now we need to finish our unfinished business.’ Alex replied, ‘First, thanks for congratulating me, but I want to move up to heavyweight.’ He clearly isn’t showing… pic.twitter.com/wYUEgoX44E
— Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) October 5, 2025
But “Poatan” isn’t looking to fight the winner of the upcoming heavyweight title fight between Tom Aspinall and Ciryl Gane. Pereira instead called out Jon Jones after paying a tribute to the former champ’s late brother Arthur Jones, who suddenly passed away at the age of 39.
Chimaev Believes He’s the Best Superfight Option
Chimaev hasn’t lost hope of facing Pereira, though. The undefeated middleweight champ has offered to fight Pereira at heavyweight. “Borz” believes Pereira won’t receive a bigger superfight matchup than against him.
“I’m ready to fight you in the heavyweight [division], you won’t find a super fight than our fight. No chama, this is SMASH EVERYBODY,” Chimaev wrote.
I’m ready to fight you in the heavyweight, you won’t find a super fight than our fight no chama this is SMASH EVERYBODY 👊🏼
— Khamzat Chimaev (@KChimaev) October 5, 2025
Chimaev dethroned Dricus Du Plessis via a dominant unanimous decision at UFC 319 this past August. Meanwhile, Pereira defended the light heavyweight title three before losing it to Ankalaev earlier this year.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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