Pereira sat ringside for SmackDown with friends and family and spent time backstage, posing with WWE titles and meeting Paul "Triple H" Levesque.

The TKO Group merger of the UFC and WWE provides many crossover opportunities between both brands. That was evident at Friday's WWE SmackDown in Buffalo when UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Alex Pereria showed up to show.

On January 6, 2025, the WWE's Monday Night RAW is moving to Netflix, and the streaming service wants Roman Reigns and others to be present. According to a new report from Fightful Select, Netflix wants SmackDown's Reigns and Cody Rhodes to be on the first RAW on the platform. Additionally, they want RAW superstar CM Punk to be there as well.

WWE and UFC fans erupt as Alex Pereira and Roman Reigns exchange merchandise, fueling excitement among both fanbases.