Belal Muhammad has withdrawn from UFC 310 subsequent month, with an harm ruling him out of his major occasion in opposition to Shavkat Rakhmonov. With Muhammad out, Alex Pereira might take curiosity in a fast return to the Octagon.
Will Alex Pereira Battle At UFC 310?
Shavkat Rakhmonov at the moment has no person to combat at UFC 310 in December after Belal Muhammed pulled out of the primary occasion with a toe harm.
With Muhammed unavailable, Alex Pereira has reportedly been requested to avoid wasting the primary occasion and step in to combat the ‘Nomad’.
It has solely been a month since ‘Poatan’ was final in motion and he loved one other emphatic victory at UFC 307, with a knockout win in opposition to Khalil Rountree Jr. at the start of October.
After the combat, Pereira introduced that he needed to take a while away from preventing however the likelihood to avoid wasting UFC 310 appears to have piqued the Brazilian’s curiosity.
Pereira seems to have reacted to the Muhammad withdrawal, as he posted a cryptic reply on Instagram simply hours after the announcement:
Alex Pereira reacts to Belal Muhammad’s withdrawal from #UFC310 👀👀👀
“☎️” #UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/fp1wz44NxN
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) October 31, 2024
A fast turnaround wouldn’t be something new for the present gentle heavyweight champion although, as Pereira has stepped in not as soon as, however twice prior to now to avoid wasting a UFC occasion at late discover.
At UFC 303 Pereira got here in to combat Jiri Prochazka with simply two weeks discover and he did the identical at UFC 300 in opposition to Jamahal Hill simply two months earlier than. In each bouts Pereira got here out on prime, proving that he might be simply as unstoppable within the octagon with no preparation.
Poatan now holds a 12-2-0 file within the UFC and he has grow to be a agency fan favorite over the previous couple of years with the Brazilian proving his willingness to combat everybody and anybody.
This 12 months has been one of the best 12 months but for Alex Pereira, who might cap off an unbeaten 2024 with a title defence in opposition to Shavkat Rakhmonov in December.