“I want to be back in April or May,” the Brazilian told ESPN. “I will be ready by this time. There is nothing in development right now, but I know it will be a rematch with Izzy or Robert Whittaker. I don’t have a preference – Izzy or Robert, I’ll be ready.”
The day before, the Australian said that he was going to return to the octagon in March-April of this year, suggesting that Pereira could become his rival.
Last September, Robert Whittaker got his career back on track with a unanimous decision win over Marvin Vettori, and two months later, Alex Pereira took the championship belt from Israel Adesanya, finishing the Nigerian by TKO in the fifth round.