"Khamzat Chimaev still has his sights set on Alex Pereira. | Getty/UFC Khamzat Chimaev has a singular focus when it comes to his next desired opponent. The reigning UFC middleweight champion continued his ongoing callout of light heavyweight kingpin Alex Pereira in a series of posts on social media. While the target is nothing new, this time Chimaev has a date and venue in mind for the matchup."
"The UFC White House event is expected to take place on June 14, though the date has yet to be officially confirmed. Pereira had previously expressed interest in a clash against former heavyweight champ Jon Jones, but the Brazilian indicated in a recent post that his participation at the event was a "no go." Pereira is 6-1 since moving to light heavyweight and is coming off a first-round stoppage of Magomed Ankalaev to regain the 205-pound belt at UFC 320 this past October."
"Chimaev captured the middleweight strap at UFC 319 with a dominant five-round verdict over Dricus Du Plessis this past August. He has publicly called out Pereira on more than one occasion in recent months. However, outside of offering to face "Borz" in a charity grappling match, the Brazilian star hasn't seemed interested in the matchup. "All Brazilian fans tell this boy if you're not scared tell him to fight," Chimaev added."
Khamzat Chimaev renewed his callout of Alex Pereira and named the UFC White House event — targeted for June 14 — as the desired venue. Chimaev posted on X promising to finish Pereira quickly and urged Brazilian fans to challenge him. Alex Pereira previously expressed interest in a fight with Jon Jones but indicated he would not participate at the White House event. Pereira is 6-1 at light heavyweight and recently regained the 205-pound title by stopping Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 320. Chimaev won the middleweight title at UFC 319 with a dominant decision over Dricus Du Plessis. Pereira has shown limited interest beyond a charity grappling offer.
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