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Pereira to make light heavyweight debut against Blachowicz

Alexandr Ormanji | Published May 17, 2023, 6:18 a.m.

Alex Pereira, a former UFC middleweight champion, will make his debut in the organization's light heavyweight division on July 22. "Poatan" will perform at the 291st tournament of the organization, which will be held in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. His opponent will be Jan Blachowicz.

In his last fight, Pereira lost ahead of schedule to Israel Adesanya, giving him the middleweight championship belt. As for Blachowicz, he fought back in a draw with Ankalaev in the last fight.

Watch this story: Du Plessis: "In the Pereira-Hill fight, I want to see a mutual knockout."

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