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Pereira Hints at Retirement; Garry Promises More Title Defenses Than Makhachev

June 23, 2026
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Alex Pereira has suggested he may be considering retirement, saying he is now apprehensive about returning to competition following events inside the cage and that he feels he may have already accomplished what he set out to do. Meanwhile, welterweight contender Ian Garry has vowed to defend the title more frequently than lightweight champion Islam Makhachev if he wins the belt, pointing out that Makhachev fights roughly once a year and promising greater activity at 170 pounds.

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