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Sep 14, 202611 min ago2 min read

Alex Pereira wants his chance to avenge his loss against Ciryl Gane within this year. He is eyeing a November UFC event.

Alex Pereira doesn’t want to wait till 2027 for a chance to level the score with Ciryl Gane. With only a handful of numbered UFC events left this year, Pereira implied he wants the chance to avenge his loss in November. His words gave enough hints to recognize the exact event he was targeting.

Alex Pereira Eyeing a Rematch With Ciryl Gane at UFC 334

Pereira, along with a large chunk of fans, rendered Gane’s UFC Freedom 250 victory over him as an unfair one due to the multiple back-of-the-head shots fired by the French fighter. ‘Poatan’ also considered retiring after referee Herb Dean countered his argument by breaking down the rules behind back-of-the-head shots.

A few days after UFC Freedom 250, Pereira stated that he was “afraid” to go back to fighting with such a shady rule in place. However, the former light heavyweight champion seems to have left his fear behind now. 

In a recent interview with the UFC, Pereira picked a rematch with Gane as his most-desired fight at the moment, despite no major changes being made in the UFC rulebook. His answer to a question about the Gane rematch could be translated as, “For sure, I think that’s the fight that makes sense.”

Subsequently, the Brazilian also revealed when he wanted the fight to happen. “Well, I’d come back in Madison Square Garden,” said ‘Poatan.’ “Me and Ciryl Gane. If it was up to me, that’s what I’d choose.”

🚨 Alex Pereira wants to fight Ciryl Gane in November at MSG 👀

“I think that’s the fight that makes sense. I really want it to work out, I want to win that third belt.

I think I’ve done a lot of things in the UFC, and I think I deserve to have those options.

I’d come back at… pic.twitter.com/cYsxhHBwUR

— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) September 14, 2026