Why Jiri Prochazka picks Alex Pereira to beat Ciryl Gane at UFC Freedom 250
Jiri Prochazka backs his former foe to make history at UFC Freedom 250. With UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall recovering from double eye surgery, Pereira (13-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) will meet Ciryl Gane (13-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) for the interim title in the June 14 co-main event at The White House. Prochazka's (32-5-1 MMA, 6-2 UFC) only two UFC losses have been knockouts against Pereira in light heavyweight title fights, and he sees "Poatan" successfully claiming a belt in a third weight class.
"Let the better man win. I believe Alex can do that," Prochazka told Adin Ross . "Alex can do that, especially when I saw him, his weight is going up.
He's strong enough, too, and in the stand up, I believe he will be better. But Gane has a lot of movement for that. " More: UFC schedule 2026: Every Q2 main event and title fight, ranked Prochazka told MMA Junkie that he won't rule out the possibility of chasing Pereira in order to get his third fight.
However, he will still get the opportunity to reclaim the light heavyweight title when he takes on Carlos Ulberg (13-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) for the vacant belt in Saturday's UFC 327 ( Paramount+ ) main event at Kaseya Center in Miami. This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Jiri Prochazka: Alex Pereira beats Ciryl Gane at UFC Freedom 250