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.
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