After Alex Pereira lost the middleweight title back to Israel Adesanya, he moved up to light heavyweight for the first time this past Saturday at UFC 291 and had a victorious divisional debut with a split decision against former 205-pound champion Jan Blachowicz.
It may not have been the splash performance Pereira was hoping for, but he beat a recent former champion nonetheless.
The UFC title is vacant – again – at light heavyweight, so the question is simple: Should Pereira be one of the two who eventually fights for the belt?
Our “Spinning Back Clique” panel of Danny Segura, Farah Hannoun and Brian “Goze” Garcia tried to lay out a roadmap for Poirier’s future with “Gorgeous” George Garcia.
You can watch their segment in the video above and check out the full episode below.
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 291.
