Usyk has been a professional for 13 years, ever since he ended his amateur career with a gold medal at the London Olympic games. Six years after turning over, he completed the cruiserweight division by beating every man he faced, never going down and barely being hurt. That made him the undisputed champion and he soon moved up to heavyweight.

Alex Pereira believes the new TKO boxing promotion is the key for him to get a dream fight against Oleksandr Usyk.

The groundbreaking deal between UFC CEO Dana White and Saudi Arabia combat sports promoter Turki Alalshikh to bring TKO Group Holdings over to the boxing world could open the door for Alex Pereira to box heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk in the squared circle,

UFC champion Alex Pereira has responded to a shock callout by Oleksandr Usyk, saying he would be open to fighting the boxing icon later this year. Usyk, boxing’s unified heavyweight champion, said in February that he plans to fight twice more before retiring.

A seismic shift in combat sports looms as UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira hints at a tantalizing crossover bout against boxing’s heavyweight titan, Oleksandr Usyk. The Brazilian star dropped the bombshell during UFC 313 media day,