{"id":495828,"date":"2025-10-06T12:11:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T16:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=495828"},"modified":"2025-10-06T12:11:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T16:11:41","slug":"khamzat-chimaev-challenges-alex-pereira-to-heavyweight-superfight","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/khamzat-chimaev-challenges-alex-pereira-to-heavyweight-superfight\/","title":{"rendered":"Khamzat Chimaev challenges Alex Pereira to heavyweight superfight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Khamzat Chimaev is aiming at Alex Pereira once again, offering to face the Brazilian star at heavyweight after initially being turned down.<\/p>\n<p>Pereira recaptured his UFC light heavyweight title on Saturday at UFC 320, knocking out Magomed Ankalaev in just 80 seconds in the main event. Soon after the emphatic win, Chimaev called him out to settle what he described as unfinished \u201cbusiness\u201d between them.<\/p>\n<p>However, Pereira was quick to dismiss the challenge. Speaking at the post-fight press conference, he said his focus was now on moving up to heavyweight.<br \/>\n\u201cFirst, thanks for congratulating me, but all I want is a superfight,\u201d Pereira said. \u201cI want to fight at heavyweight. But all I can say is thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPoatan\u201d later clarified that he wasn\u2019t targeting the winner of the upcoming heavyweight title fight between Tom Aspinall and Ciryl Gane. Instead, he expressed his desire to fight Jon Jones, even paying tribute to the former champion\u2019s late brother, Arthur Jones, who recently passed away at age 39.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I&#8217;m ready to fight you in the heavyweight, you won&#8217;t find a super fight than our fight no chama this is SMASH EVERYBODY \ud83d\udc4a\ud83c\udffc<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Khamzat Chimaev (@KChimaev) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KChimaev\/status\/1974970179772903474?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Despite Pereira\u2019s stance, Chimaev hasn\u2019t given up hope for the matchup. The undefeated middleweight champion took to social media to offer to fight Pereira in the heavyweight division, confident it would be one of the biggest fights in UFC history. \u201cI&#8217;m ready to fight you in the heavyweight [division], you won&#8217;t find a super fight bigger than our fight. No chama, this is SMASH EVERYBODY,\u201d Chimaev wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Chimaev recently grabbed the UFC middleweight title after dominating Dricus Du Plessis by unanimous decision at UFC 319 in August.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Khamzat Chimaev is aiming at Alex Pereira once again, offering to face the Brazilian star at heavyweight after initially being turned down. 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