When you defeat back-to-back opponents within a span of 175 days to defend your light-heavyweight title, then it's just plausible that the entire MMA community would talk about you and that's what happened with Alex Pereira after he decimated Khalil Rountree Jr at the UFC 307 to defend his title for the third time this year breaking the previous record set by Ronda Rousey.

“2024 has been Alex Pereira’s year, no one can deny that,” McGregor told The Schmo .”If we go by that, forget belts, forget anything of that, it’s in competition. He’s (three) fights this year, (three) KOs, and his most impressive one was most recently. I’d put Alex Pereira as No. 1.”

Conor McGregor has admitted that Alex Pereira will likely beat him to a historic UFC feat, after the Brazilian’s latest win. McGregor and Pereira belong to an elite group of two-weight UFC champions,

Conor McGregor believes that light heavyweight champ Alex Pereira can have a very close fight with heavyweight champion Jon Jones.

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