Alex Pereira’s Heavyweight Run Rides on UFC 335

Alex Pereira has made it clear that his time at heavyweight depends on one fight. Pereira faces Sergei Pavlovich in…

By Andrew Ravens · Yahoo

Published: Monday, 26 October 2026 at 6:59 PM

Key Things to Know

Alex Pereira's future in the UFC heavyweight division depends directly on his performance at UFC 335.
Pereira is scheduled to face Sergei Pavlovich in the co-main event of UFC 335.
A loss against Pavlovich will prompt Pereira to return to the 205-pound light heavyweight division.

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Alex Pereira's future in the heavyweight division hinges on his upcoming UFC 335 co-main event bout against Sergei Pavlovich. Pereira has stated that he will return to the 205-pound light heavyweight division if he suffers a loss in this matchup.

Pereira previously made his heavyweight debut at UFC Freedom 250 in June, where he was defeated via second-round TKO by Ciryl Gane in an interim title bout. Former rival Israel Adesanya publicly questioned Pereira's decision to continue campaigning at heavyweight rather than returning immediately to light heavyweight.

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