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UFC insider 'confident' Alex Pereira will fight at UFC White House event

Story byJeff CainTue, February 17, 2026 at 8:28 AM UTC·2 min readUFC CEO Dana White said the fight card for the UFC White House event in June is in place, but no bout announcements have been made. Who'll be featured on the historic fight card has been speculated since President Donald Trump made the announcement that the White House South Lawn would host a UFC event for the American 250 celebration. Former UFC title challenger and industry insider Chael Sonnen believes one fighter is a lock to compete on the event. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement"I am very confident in telling you Alex Pereira is going to be on the White House card," Sonnen said on his YouTube channel. "Question comes against who?

UFC insider 'confident' Alex Pereira will fight at UFC White House event

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Key Highlights

  • Alex Pereira is the (light heavyweight) champion of the world, but there is no conversation about Alex and [Carlos] Ulberg.
  • There's nobody else at 205 pounds that would make sense.
  • So, I believe Alex is going to come out and he's going to be a heavyweight on the White House card.
  • I also believe he's going to take on Ciryl Gane."Not only does Sonnen think Pereira will face the former interim heavyweight titleholder, he also thinks the fight will be for a championship.
  • And if it is, he believes Pereira should relinquish his light heavyweight crown."I also believe if you take a sitting world champion and you move him weight classes and he fights, it's not just because.
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