Despite a whirlwind of whispers and doubts that his prime was behind him at age 38, Alex Pereira returned with a vengeance last Saturday to regain his light heavyweight championship at UFC 320 in Las Vegas .

Seven months after a sluggish decision loss to Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313, Pereira showed just how dangerous he can be in their immediate rematch when he isn't accepting fights on short notice or pushing through training camps despite injuries. A fully healthy Pereira looked as dominant and dangerous as ever in overwhelming Ankalaev with pressure and the threat of his one-punch knockout power en route to an 80-second TKO win.

While the victory was redemptive to Pereira's standing as, quite possibly, the biggest star in all of UFC, it seemed to do even more in regards to his critic

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