<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2QYPra_0qfV8NpX00" style="display:none" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2QYPra_0qfV8NpX00" width="1200" height="675" > UFC middleweight Michel Pereira will look to inch closer to the Top 15 when he faces a tough foe at UFC 299. According to a UFC press release, Pereira (29-11-0) will face Michał Oleksiejczuk (19-6-0) at UFC 299 on March 9th in Miami. Sportsnet 's Aaron Bronsteter was among the first to relay the news of Pereira's return. Pereira returns to middleweight after a successful, albeit quick 185lb debut last October. He defeated Andre Petroski by first-round TKO to begin this new UFC chapter on the right note. Pereira opted to make the full-time move to middleweight after a recent fight cancelation at UFC 291. He was supposed to face Stephen Thompson in a welterweight matchup before Pereira missed weight by three pounds. <a href="https://www.mmanews.com/news/mma-fans-react-dustin-poirier-charles-oliveira-underdogs-ufc-299-ufc-300" rel="nofollow"> Related: 'Is This A Joke?' - MMA Fans React To Dustin Poirier &amp; Charles Oliveira Opening As Underdogs For UFC 299/UFC 300 Returns </a><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><h2> Michel Pereira vs. Michał Oleksiejczuk Added To UFC 299 </h2><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4f1aeF_0qfV8NpX00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4f1aeF_0qfV8NpX00" width="1200" height="675" ><figcaption> Zuffa LLC </figcaption></figure> Pereira will face a tough challenge in Oleksiejczuk. A winner of three of his last four fights, Oleksiejczuk is also coming off of a brutal knockout win over Chidi Njokuani last August. Oleksiejczuk has also defeated the likes of Sam Alvey, Cody Brundage, and Modestas Bukauskas during his UFC tenure. He began his UFC career at light heavyweight before moving down to 185lbs following a 2022 loss to Dustin Jacoby. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> Before missing weight ahead of the Thompson fight, Pereira was in the welterweight Top 15 and a quick ascendant into the title mix. A win over Oleksiejczuk could earn him a spot in the middleweight rankings. Pereira fvs. Oleksiejczuk adds to a stacked card at UFC 299, headlined by a bantamweight title matchup between Sean O'Malley and Marlon Vera. Dustin Poirier also <a href="https://www.mmanews.com/news/mma-fans-react-dustin-poirier-charles-oliveira-underdogs-ufc-299-ufc-300" rel="nofollow"> returns against the surging lightweight Benoit Saint-Denis </a> . <ul><li> Read Also: <a href="https://www.mmanews.com/news/report-jorge-masvidal-nate-diaz-boxing-match-march-ufc-green-light" rel="nofollow"> Report: Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal Boxing Match In The Works For March, UFC Gives Green Light </a></li></ul></div></body>

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UFC middleweight Michel Pereira will look to inch closer to the Top 15 when he faces a tough foe at UFC 299. According to a UFC press release, Pereira (29-11-0) will face Michał Oleksiejczuk (19-6-0) at UFC 299 on March 9th in Miami. Sportsnet's Aaron Bronsteter was among the first to relay the ...