Alex Pereira has one goal in mind after avenging his loss to Magomed Ankalaev. And that’s moving up to heavyweight for a showdown with Jon Jones. The UFC hasn’t officially signed off on Pereira’s bid to compete in a third weight class, but the buzz is already electric. Jones has even apologized to Dana White in hopes of making the fight happen—a clash that many believe could headline next year’s UFC White House card. For now, though, fans are left to fuel the matchup with imagination.

Those imaginations got a jolt of realism when ‘Poatan’ stepped in to spar with a towering 6’7” heavyweight during a recent training session. On Saturday, Alex Pereira visited the Fusion X-Cel gym in Florida, where he traded explosive shots with Cuban heavyweight Robelis Despaigne . A clip of their

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