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Size ‘em up! UFC White House gets first official staredown pitting Alex Pereira vs. Ciryl Gane

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Just a reminder that Alex Pereira used to weigh in at 185 pounds. These days, the former middleweight and light heavyweight champion is walking around at heavyweight in advance of his UFC White House interim title fight opposite Ciryl Gane. Pereira’s coach and former UFC champ Glover Teixeira shared today’s face off from the White […]

Just a reminder that Alex Pereira used to weigh in at 185 pounds . These days, the former middleweight and light heavyweight champion is walking around at heavyweight in advance of his UFC White House interim title fight opposite Ciryl Gane . Pereira’s coach and former UFC champ Glover Teixeira shared today’s face off from the White House lawn, home of the landmark UFC event in June .

Have a look: That was followed by a meeting with U. S. President Donald Trump.

Donald Trump after shaking hands with Alex Pereira: "He has a LARGE hand. That's a powerful hand. " 💀 (via @WhiteHouse ) https://t.

co/ff5MTEtaBr pic. twitter. com/YUXS5rtnzd — Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) May 6, 2026 Good times.