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Ultimate Fighting Championship star Alex Pereira’s coach, Plinio Cruz, has a new opponent for his upcoming Misfits Boxing appearance.

Cruz was initially scheduled to face Chase DeMoor, who previously made headlines by beating Andrew Tate at Misfits Mania: The Fight Before Christmas in Dubai. However, DeMoor has withdrawn from the matchup due to an eye injury. Instead, DeMoor’s coach, Gary Olive, is set to step into the ring to face Cruz.

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Gary Olive replaces Chase DeMoor against Plinio Cruz at Misfits Boxing After DeMoor’s withdrawal, Olive will face Cruz in what Misfits Boxing has dubbed a “battle of the coaches.”

“When an opportunity comes knocking, I’ll answer that door,” Olive wrote on Instagram. “I’m forever grateful to Chase DeMoor for putting me in these positions because without him none of this is possible.”

Misfits Boxing announced the change on social media. The matchup is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 10, at Copper Box Arena in Lond…

Alex Pereira and Sergei Pavlovich have reacted to their newly confirmed heavyweight matchup.

The former two-division Ultimate Fighting Championship titleholder and the Russian heavyweight will meet in the co-main event of UFC 335 on Dec. 12 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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Pereira and Pavlovich react to their UFC 335 heavyweight matchup Both Pereira (13-4) and Pavlovich (21-3) took to Instagram to react to their confirmed matchup at UFC 335. Pereira shared an AI-generated video following the announcement, captioning the post: “See you soon.”

“Poatan” enters the matchup after suffering a second-round technical knockout loss to Ciryl Gane at UFC Freedom 250 in June in his UFC heavyweight debut.

Pavlovich responded on his own Instagram account with a similarly brief message: “Back in action soon.”

Pavlovich enters the matchup on a three-fight winning streak. The Russian most recently knocked out Tallison Teixeira in 39 seconds at UFC Macau…

The Professional Fighters League continues to bolster its upcoming event in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

A lightweight matchup between Alexei Pergande (8-0) and Akhmed Magomedov (10-2) has been added to the PFL Dubai card, scheduled for Nov. 14 at Coca-Cola Arena and set to air on ESPN2.

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Alexei Pergande faces Akhmed Magomedov at PFL Dubai on Nov. 14 Pergande, 25, is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Julio Arce in March. The PFL prospect has competed exclusively under the promotional banner since turning professional and will make his first appearance outside the United States at PFL Dubai.

"I love this matchup because it’s another good name to have in my record," Pergande said about the fight.

Meanwhile, Magomedov returns to action after suffering a unanimous decision loss to A.J. McKee in July 2025.

PFL Dubai will be headlined by Vadim Nemkov vs. Sergey Bilostenniy for the heavyweight championship. Other bouts on the card i…