Newly crowned UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira said Friday he broke his foot in his recent win over Magomed Ankalaev.
Pereira finished Ankalaev by 80-second TKO in last weekend's UFC 320 main event to reclaim the 205-pound title.
"I did an X-Ray in Las Vegas and an MRI here (in Brazil), and we have a fracture on my foot," Pereira said in Portuguese during a Q&A ahead of Saturday's UFC Rio de Janeiro event, according to MMA Fighting's Alexander K. Lee. "But I still don't know what will happen, or how long it will take for me to recover."
The 38-year-old Brazilian said he hopes to return at the UFC's event at the White House, which is tentatively planned for June 14.
"It's something that interests me," Pereira said. "I think I'll focus on this."
Though several high-profile matchups await Pereira, including a potential move to heavyweight against either Tom Aspinall or Jon Jones, he didn't commit to an opponent.
One of 10 two-division champions in UFC history, Pereira avenged a unanimous decision loss to Ankalaev - which occurred at UFC 313 in March - with a decisive victory in their rematch.
