Alex Pereira vs Khamzat Chimaev rumor gets former UFC heavyweight contender excited: ‘Take my money’
The global MMA community has been sent into a frenzy thanks to a rumor that Alex Pereira is in talks to fight Khamzat Chimaev for his next UFC light heavyweight title defense.
Whilst that rumor has not been confirmed by either team, Alex Pereira certainly hasn’t helped matters by claiming that his next title fight “will not be [against] Ankalaev.”
Rumor circulates that Alex Pereira is in talks to fight Khamzat Chimaev
Earlier this week, UFC fans woke up to a rather surprising rumor circulating on X; that Pereira’s next title fight won’t come against Magomed Ankalaev as many expected, but against Khamzat Chimaev.
As fans began to speculate on the matchup, Pereira himself would take to social media to tease that he’s rejecting Magomed Ankalaev as his next opponent – which only served to fuel the rumor even further.
Reacting to the story on Instagram, former heavyweight contender Brendan Shaub would re-share the initial post with the caption: “No F* way, anyone know if this is for real? Take. My. Money.”
The rumor even reached the ears of former middleweight king Robert Whittaker, who claimed that his former opponent would indeed beat Pereira, if that fight actually came to fruition.
“I saw a rumor that Chimaev might go up and fight Pereira – imagine that… Chimaev [wins] easily – maybe not easily – but Chimaev [wins] though… Unless the heavyweight strength changes his dynamic, Chimaev would get the takedown. He’s good at what he does and that plays into his strengths.
“But let’s say hypothetically, Chimaev slows down and gasses a little bit, Pereira won’t, and he can strike in his sleep… He’ll kill Chimaev in the standup, it won’t be like that Usman-Chimaev fight where Usman was out-boxing him, it’d be a slaughter.”
