Joe Rogan believes UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira ’s targeted date to return will cause Magomed Ankalaev problems.

If a recent interview with famed MMA manager Ali Abdelaziz is to be believed, the UFC's next light heavyweight title fight is set. Champ Alex Pereira will finally defend against No.

Ali Abdelaziz leaked Alex Pereira 's next opponent as the MMA manager said that No.1-ranked Magomed Ankalaev will challenge the dominant Brazilian in the coming months for his UFC light heavyweight championship.

It's MMA, so anything can happen, Ali Abdelaziz acknowledged. But absent some fluke, he says the next UFC light heavyweight title fight is all but locked up. It's been the consensus, anyway, that 205-pound champ Alex Pereira (12-2 MMA,

Magomed Ankalaev's camp shares a surprising update on the Alex Pereira title fight, citing 'too much politics' in the negotiation process.