Alex Pereira has some Final Preventing Championship (UFC) Mild Heavyweight title defenses to gather.
Brazil’s “Poatan” wasted no time cementing himself in UFC’s historical past books by rapidly acquiring titles in two divisions. Earlier than turning into the present 205-pound titleholder with a second spherical technical knockout win (watch highlights) over Jiri Prochazka at UFC 295 final month (Nov. 11, 2023), Pereira captured Middleweight gold with a fifth spherical technical knockout of Israel Adesanya one 12 months prior (watch highlights).
Due to the 36-year-old’s pace of success (alongside together with his measurement), it’s gotten followers pondering if the sensational striker might in the future maintain a 3rd title. Pereira just lately added gas to this hearth with a cryptic put up on Instagram, which seemingly teased an interim Heavyweight title conflict with the division’s present champion, Tom Aspinall, for UFC 300 in April 2024. That’s what followers bought out of it anyway, however Pereira has not revealed that it was simply one thing he had a dream about and he posted it due to previous “visions” he’d had.
“I fought at Middleweight, after which I he needed to hearken to my physique to go up for preventing at Mild Heavyweight,” Pereira informed The Mac Life. “However, I’m a fighter. I’ll combat anyone, anyplace. However this isn’t a factor that, like I had the peak and mainly, measurement of a Heavyweight, however that is the factor that’s gotta be programmed, put some work on.
“It’s not sometime, simply leap in on an journey like that,” he added. “I need to make the issues on the fitting method. I can undoubtedly combat at Heavyweight, possibly one thing for the longer term, nevertheless it’s gotta be one thing that’s nicely deliberate. Proper now, I’m targeted on this Mild Heavyweight reign.”
Pereira has been as lively as any UFC fighter since his November 2021 arrival, particularly on the elite degree. He fought thrice in each 2022 and 2023 and for his first title protection as Mild Heavyweight champion, Pereira is anticipated to be tasked with the previous champion, Jamahal Hill, upon his return from a ruptured achilles tendon.
