“I studied him quite a bit. I knew it was going to
be a troublesome battle.”Mild Heavyweight Champion Alex Pereira (@AlexPereiraUFC)
speaks on the challenges he encountered throughout his third profitable
title protection.Outcomes, Interviews & Extra ➡️: https://t.co/ZYfGe6jwVs
— UFC Information (@UFCNews)
October 6, 2024
Alex
Pereira wants a trip to heal up from some nagging
accidents.
Pereira (12-2) defended his gentle heavyweight title for the third
time by dispatching Khalil
Rountree (13-6) in the primary occasion at UFC 307 on Saturday. By
staving off three challengers within the span of 175 days, Pereira
broke Ronda
Rousey’s report (189 days) for the quickest time between three
straight defenses. After a troublesome camp and a few reaggravated
accidents, essentially the most lively champion on the roster at present is prepared
to take some relaxation after his win over “The Battle Horse.”
Along with a much-needed trip, Pereira additionally plans on
travelling around the globe throughout his day off. The Brazilian
mentioned
his upcoming break following his UFC win:
“I believe I earned and deserve some relaxation after this,” Pereira
remarked. “I’m not gonna say what, however my staff and the group
know this was one of many hardest camps for me to do as a result of issues
taking place all through the camp… Now I believe I wish to relaxation my physique.
I received some journeys to go, I’m going to Mexico, I’m going to Malta,
I’m going to Korea. After which I’m gonna take a while in Bali.”
Pereira additional divulged particulars of his gruelling camp marred by
a number of points. Other than struggling to acquire a visa, the sunshine
heavyweight champ additionally suffered a nasty fever and handled
quite a few resurfacing accidents main as much as the primary attraction.
Pereira stated within the post-fight media scrum:
“The battle was actually robust,” “Poatan” admitted. “However solely my staff
actually is aware of how robust this camp was. I went by way of a number of stuff
that no one actually is aware of about. So, I used to be in Brazil a month in the past. I
had some issues with my visa. I used to be going to the consulate each
single day, making an attempt to see if my passport was able to be picked up.
Lastly made it again to the US, spent a couple of week in Connecticut.
Been right here for 3 weeks, in that meantime I used to be on antibiotics, I
had [a] fever, I had a foul [sore] throat and lot of issues
occurred. Additionally going again, once I was in Brazil, I harm my rib. It
was an damage I had a couple of 12 months in the past and it got here again… Additionally, the
ligament in my toe that was harm for UFC 300, that got here again. So,
it was a number of issues I went by way of on this camp.”
