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Mike Bohn

Alex Pereira issues challenge to fellow UFC champ Jamahal Hill: ‘What about knocking me out?’

Alex Pereira wants revenge for his coach and mentor, Glover Teixeira, while chasing UFC double champ status.

Pereira (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC), the current UFC middleweight champion, has expressed interest in moving up to light heavyweight to challenge newly minted titleholder Jamahal Hill.

The Brazilian appeared in the comments section of Hill’s (7-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) latest Instagram post, which was directed at injured former titleholder Jiri Prochazka, and issued a challenge to “Sweet Dreams” (via Instagram):

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