Alex Pereira vs Sergei Pavlovich set for UFC 335 co-main event in Las Vegas on 12 December
Pereira's second heavyweight fight, after Ciryl Gane stopped him at the White House in June, is a five-rounder against a Russian on a three-fight winning run.
Alex Pereira will fight Sergei Pavlovich over five rounds in the co-main event of UFC 335 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on 12 December.
The fight was announced during UFC 332 on Saturday night, the night Pereira had told fans his next fight would be revealed.
It will be Pereira's second fight at heavyweight. The former middleweight and light heavyweight champion, now 39 and 13-4, moved up for UFC Freedom 250 at the White House in June and was stopped by Ciryl Gane at 1:27 of the second round. Gane has since been promoted to undisputed heavyweight champion.
Pavlovich, 21-3, lost an interim heavyweight title fight to Tom Aspinall in November 2023 and then a decision to Alexander Volkov, but has won his last three, most recently knocking out Tallison Teixeira in May.
Charles Oliveira defends the BMF title against Diego Lopes in the main event. The main card will be in the early hours of Sunday 13 December in the UK and Ireland.
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