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Oleksandr Usyk is interested in fighting one of the UFC's biggest stars. Usyk retained his WBC, WBA and WBO heavyweight titles when he defeated Tyson Fury by unanimous decision this past December in Saudi Arabia.

Oleksandr Usyk says he has two fights left in his career, and he wants his retirement bout to be against UFC champion Alex Pereira.

Oleksandr Usyk intends to fight twice more before retiring from boxing, with his ideal first opponent being Daniel Dubois or Joseph Parker – but his final foe could be an unexpected one. In May, Usyk became the first undisputed heavyweight champion in 24 years by outpointing Tyson Fury,