Overview
- Glover Teixeira publicly suggested on Tuesday that Alex Pereira should fight Josh Hokit next to regain momentum after Pereira’s knockout loss to Ciryl Gane in June 2026.
- Teixeira said Pereira plans to remain at heavyweight and that a high‑profile, emotional win over a loud young contender would help rebuild his path to a title rematch.
- Josh Hokit replied on X with conditional callouts, demanding either a shot at Ciryl Gane for the heavyweight title or a BMF bout with Pereira, and he outlined a timeline that could place a Pereira fight in January 2027.
- No bout has been officially booked by the UFC and reporting makes clear Teixeira’s comments reflect an idea from Pereira’s camp rather than a confirmed matchup.
- The wider story ties to the heavyweight sequence — Gane and Tom Aspinall face a unification picture — and to the Herb Dean stoppage controversy from June, which has heightened the demand for a definitive rebound outcome for Pereira.