NEW YORK – Alex Pereira has had a change of mind.
The former UFC middleweight champion has walked back the talk of a return to the 185-pound division and plans to stay at light heavyweight. Pereira (8-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) returns to the octagon this Saturday in the main event of UFC 295. He takes on Jiri Prochazka (29-3-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) for the vacant UFC light heavyweight title.