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Alex Pereira has a new UFC deal. | Getty/UFC

There will be no contract dispute between Alex Pereira and the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

During a Monday appearance on “"The Ariel Helwani Show,” the former two-division champion revealed that he recently inked a new eight-fight deal with the Las Vegas-based promotion.

Pereira recently vacated the 205-pound belt to move up to heavyweight, where he will face Ciryl Gane for the interim title in the UFC White House co-main event on June 14. The decision to give up the light heavyweight championship wasn’t too difficult once Pereira received a new contract offer. While “Poatan” did not share financial terms, it was clear he was quite pleased with the results.

Easy Choice "It was a pretty easy choice when I expressed I wanted to go [heavyweight.] Of course, I had to let go of the belt, but they gave me a new contract and I’m really, really happy with my new contract,” Pereira said through a translator. "I…

Mauricio Ruffy will face Michael Chandler at the UFC White House card. | Getty/UFC

Mauricio Ruffy turned out to be correct in the prediction of the venue for his next fight.

Four days before the official announcement of the UFC White House fight card, Ruffy said in an exclusive interview with Sherdog.com, “The UFC is really liking my performances. What I can say now is that my next fight will either be at the White House or five rounds.”

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A few days later, Dana White would confirm the Brazilian's statement, revealing that Michael Chandler would be his opponent at the UFC White House event on June 14.

“I have to thank Hunter and Dana a lot. I will complete two years in the UFC in May, already fulfilling a dream,” Ruffy said in a recent inteview with Sherdog. “I have a lot of respect for Chandler not only as a fighter, but as a family man. He is a very dangerous oponent. What I can say is that I will get in there in great shape, and Cha…

It's been a while since Nate Diaz had an MMA fight. | Getty/UFC

Most Valuable Promotions is planning on making a serious impact with its first mixed martial arts event.

MVP announced on Monday that a five-round clash pitting Nate Diaz against Mike Perry has been added to its May 16 card at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. Diaz vs. Perry will be contested at welterweight. The MVP card is headlined by a women’s featherweight tilt between Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano, while Francis Ngannou will square off against Philipe Lins in the evening’s co-main event. The card will be the first MMA event to be broadcast on Netflix.

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"MVP delivered the most-viewed boxing event since the advent of cable, and now we're set to break records again with the biggest viewership in MMA history with the addition of Diaz vs Perry to Rousey vs Carano and Ngannou vs Lins," said MVP CEO Nakisa Bidarian in a release. "Nate Diaz is the real BMF, and Mike Perry is the …