Pereira (12-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) returns to the cage this Saturday in the main event of UFC 320 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. He takes on Magomed Ankalaev (21-1-1 MMA, 12-1-1 UFC) in an immediate rematch after losing his belt to the Russian fighter in March.

LAS VEGAS – Alex Pereira isn't counting his chickens before they hatch, or in this case, he's not shining the belt before it's his.