Pereira's unstoppable ascent could (and should) see the UFC light heavyweight champion competing for the heavyweight belt.
MONTREAL — Reigning world champion Marco Arop met the Olympic standard on Saturday in winning the men's 800-metre final at the Bell Track and Field Trials at Claude-Robillard Sports Complex. Arop, with the Running Room Alberta team, won the race in 1:43.71, finishing ahead of Zakary Mama-Yari (1:46.59) and Matti Erickson (1:46.79). Jazz Shukla of Toronto met the Olympic standard in winning the women's 800-metre final in 1:58.20. Aurora Rynda was second (2:02.03) and Addy Townsend was third (2:03
Toronto FC's Luka Gavran never saw Thiaré coming.