Former UFC double champion Conor McGregor has stated that current light heavyweight Champion Alex Pereira deserves to be ranked at the top of the pound-for-pound list in the UFC.
McGregor said on The Schmo’s YouTube channel:
2024 has been Alex Pereira's year. No one can deny that. And if we go by that, forget belts, forget any of that: in competition, he has [three] fights this year, [three] KOs, and his most impressive one was most recently. I’d put Alex as No 1 [in the pound-for-pound rankings].
Alex Pereira last entered the octagon in October ꧒2024 at UFC 307, where he defeated Khalil Rountree by technical knockout in the fourth round. His previous fight⛎ was in June 2024 at UFC 303, where he won against Jiri Prochazka by technical knockout in the second round. Pereira's record now stands at 12 wins and 2 losses.
