Former two-weight UFC champion Alex Pereira will look to rebound from his unsuccessful heavyweight debut against Sergei Pavlovich in December.
Pereira (13-4) will face Pavlovich (21-3) in a five-round co-main event at UFC 335 on Dec. 12 in Las Vegas, officials announced Saturday. The UFC has not announced a headliner for the event, which will take place at T-Mobile Arena.
Pereira, 39, vacated his 205-pound championship in February to seek an unprecedented third UFC championship. He faced Ciryl Gane (14-2) for the interim heavyweight title at UFC Freedom Fights 250 in June at the White House and lost via TKO in the second round.
Following the loss, Pereira complained of blows to the back of the head and campaigned for a rematch, but Gane has since been promoted to undisputed champion and will face Josh Hokit in November.