"Well suited for him", "Will do everything besides fighting Magomed Ankalaev" - Alex Pereira’s new stone face chain stirs up fan reactions

Alex Pereira defended his light heavyweight title for the third time in 2024 when he defeated Khalil Rountree Jr. via fourth-round TKO at UFC 307 last month. 'Poatan' has recently shared that he will take a break from competition due to previously scheduled obligations. After visiting his native Brazil, he was in New York on Tuesday and was gifted a new stone face chain.

Championship Rounds shared photos of Pereira wearing the chain, as well as the jewelry on its own. The X post was captioned:

"Alex Pereira got a new chain 🗿 📸 IG / @AlexPereiraUFC #UFC #MMA"

Check out the post from Championship Rounds below:

Fans shared their reaction to the jewelry. @Rufakeee believes that the necklace fits the light heavyweight champion:

"Well suited for him 😝"

@TakeItIzzy__ claimed that Pereira is doing everything except face No.1-ranked light heavyweight Magomed Ankalaev:

"Ni**a will do everything besides fighting Magomed Ankalaev"

@Remote_Crypto labeled 'Poatan' as the most entertaining fighter:

"The man, the myth and the legend. All thanks to CHAMA! Most entertaining fighter has to be Alex Pereira 😎 🤜 🤛"

@ITSDAFANTA suggested that MMA pages are becoming Pereira fan accounts:

"Every mma page has slowly transitioned into a Alex Pereira fan account 💀"

Check out the best fan reactions below:

Fan reactions

Alex Pereira previously revealed his reason for taking a break

Alex Pereira has had an incredible run in 2024, and while there was speculation he could return at UFC 310, he will remain inactive for the remainder of the year. 'Poatan' previously revealed that he will likely wait until March 2025 to compete. Speaking to Ariel Helwani on his self-titled show via his translator and coach Plinio Cruz, the light heavyweight champion stated:

"Ideally, he would fight around June, it would be ideal, but he would maybe like to fight around March, even. But honestly, say, if it were up to him, he'll fight in December right now.

"The problem is these two fights happened too soon and we had a lot of appearances, a lot of trips, a lot of business to do and we had to push them for after these two fights because they were scheduled for before. The guys who organized it understood, but we have some obligations to do, so he feels that around March is a good date."

Check out Pereira's comments on when he plans to return to the octagon below (17:05):

Pereira noted that he does not have an opponent in mind for his next bout, claiming that the organization believes Magomed Ankalaev is 'boring.' A bout between the two now seems inevitable, however, after the No.1-ranked light heavyweight defeated Aleksandar Rakic via unanimous decision at UFC 308.