Etched in the history books as major rivals, Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya may be turning over a new leaf. At Saturday’s UFC 312 in Sydney, the two fighters were seated next to one another. Not only did they appear to tolerate each other’s presence, they seemed to enjoy it.

Following the successful defence of his title, the middleweight champion seemingly called out light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira, despite not actually naming him. Since then, it has emerged that the two champions crossed paths backstage, where they had a conversation about a possible fight somewhere down the line.

Off the back of his dominant decision win over Sean Strickland tonight, UFC 312 headliner, Dricus du Plessis has staked his claim for a super fight with