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UFC 335 Fight Card: Pereira vs Pavlovich Set for Dec. 12 in Las Vegas
This post was compiled with AI. We checked it against the original articles and announcements, but please confirm details in the linked sources. Trending on Google Trends (US) 2,000+ · (GB) 200+ · (AU) 200+; sources collected 2026-10-04 10:21 (KST).
In one line
Alex Pereira will face Sergei Pavlovich in a five-round heavyweight bout at UFC 335 on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2026, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The fight is the co-main event and was announced on Saturday, Oct. 3, during the UFC 332 broadcast.
Why people are searching
Google Trends listed "ufc 335" at 2,000+ searches in the United States and 200+ in both the United Kingdom and Australia (checked 10:21 a.m. KST on Oct. 4). The news items attached to the term were Yahoo Sports' "Alex Pereira faces Sergei Pavlovich in 5-round co-main event at UFC 335" and a Fighters Only piece on why Josh Hokit, not Pereira, got the heavyweight title shot. The spike appears to line up with the announcement made during UFC 332.
UFC 335 at a glance
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Date | Sat., Dec. 12, 2026 |
| Venue | T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas |
| Bout | Pereira vs. Pavlovich |
| Weight class | Heavyweight |
| Length | Five rounds |
| Slot | Co-main event |
| Announced | Oct. 3, at UFC 332 |
Where Pereira stands
Pereira, 39, is a former UFC middleweight and light heavyweight champion with a 13-4 record. He moved up to heavyweight to chase a title in a third weight class and lost to Ciryl Gane in June at the UFC card held at the White House. ESPN and MMA Junkie both record that result as a second-round TKO. Both outlets also report that Pereira disputed the finish afterward, with ESPN saying he complained of blows to the back of the head.
Gane has since been made the undisputed heavyweight champion. His first defense is against Josh Hokit on Nov. 14 at Madison Square Garden in New York, so Pereira's route back to a title fight now runs through Pavlovich.
Where Pavlovich stands
Pavlovich is 9-3 in the UFC and has won his last three fights. His two most recent losses came against Tom Aspinall, in an interim heavyweight title fight, and Alexander Volkov. Yahoo Sports notes that the streak includes a knockout of Tallison Teixeira in May.
What we could not confirm
- Pavlovich's overall record: ESPN lists him at 21-3 and MMA Junkie at 20-3. We left the overall record out of the table.
- Main event: ESPN reports the UFC has not announced a headliner. Yahoo Sports says more fights are expected to be added in the coming days.
- Other bouts: MMA Junkie's lineup also lists Charles Johnson vs. Brandon Moreno. We found that on one site only.
- Broadcast and start time: Only one outlet named a streaming platform, and none of the reports we opened gave a start time or ticket details.
- UFC's own event page: The UFC.com schedule we opened did not yet show the Dec. 12 card.
Sources
- ESPN, Alex Pereira set to take on Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 335 https://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/50095462/alex-pereira-set-take-sergei-pavlovich-ufc-335
- Yahoo Sports, Alex Pereira faces Sergei Pavlovich in 5-round co-main event at UFC 335 https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/alex-pereira-faces-sergei-pavlovich-004608107.html
- MMA Junkie, Sergei Pavlovich meets Alex Pereira in UFC 335 heavyweight clash https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/story/sports/ufc/2026/10/03/ufc-335-sergei-pavlovich-vs-alex-pereira-booked-dec-12-heavyweight/92077223007/
- Fighters Only, Dana White Explains Why Josh Hokit Got Heavyweight Title Shot Over Alex Pereira https://fightersonly.com/article/ext/95150
- UFC.com, Upcoming events (Gane vs. Hokit listing) https://www.ufc.com/events