Alex Pereira’s Camp Says Boxing Is “Kind of Impossible” for Now, With Seven UFC Fights Remaining

Alex Pereira’s camp is placing a firm timeline on his future, at least as it relates to boxing. In reporting from Yahoo Sports, Pereira has seven fights remaining under his current UFC contract, and his team frames that remaining stretch as the primary focus, with a boxing move described as “kind of impossible” for now.

The key detail is not just that the UFC contract has finite runway, but that Pereira’s camp is explicitly linking career planning to timing and age. The reported rationale suggests that even if a boxing transition is a long-term possibility, the window to make it practical is narrowing, making the idea difficult to execute while finishing out the contractual obligations in the UFC.

That stance matters in combat sports because switching disciplines is rarely a simple rebrand. Boxing requires a specific training emphasis, different defensive and footwork habits, and a reorientation around timing and distance that can take months or longer to fully translate from MMA. Pereira’s camp, per the report, is effectively arguing that the combination of remaining UFC commitments and his age makes that kind of pivot unrealistic at this stage.

The “seven fights left” framing also positions the UFC portion of Pereira’s run as the immediate story. For fans and matchmakers, it implies that the center of gravity is still Pereira’s next opponents and the fight-by-fight decisions that come with an end date. Instead of treating boxing as a looming distraction, the camp is portraying it as something that waits until the UFC chapter closes or until circumstances change.

There is a secondary implication for the broader UFC landscape. When a star fighter’s contract is nearing a defined finish, the sport tends to shift from hypothetical matchups to concrete ones, as promotions and opponents evaluate what is actually possible within the timeline. With Pereira’s camp reportedly emphasizing UFC remaining fights over boxing, attention is likely to concentrate on how quickly the final segment of his deal can be shaped and what that means for the division’s short-term direction.

What to watch next is whether this “boxing is off the table for now” message holds as the end of the contract approaches. If Pereira’s team reiterates the position closer to the later fights, it would further consolidate the UFC timeline as the controlling factor. If language softens, it could indicate that the camp is keeping a door open for boxing in a later phase, once the UFC obligations are fully settled.