Alex Pereira and Sean Strickland are preparing for championship fights, with Pereira aiming to become the UFC's first-ever three-division titleholder when he fights Ciryl Gane for an interim heavyweight championship at UFC White House on June 14. Strickickland is aiming to reclaim his middleweight title by defeating Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 328 on May 9. Prior to these fights, Pereira shared footage of an intense sparring session with Strickman. The former opponents first met at UFC 276 in 2022, when Pereira defeated Stricklands to become middleweight champion. If Pereira defeats Gane, he would have held UFC belts at middleweight, light heavyweight, and heavyweight.