Receiving the supply of a lightweight heavyweight title protection towards Dricus du Plessis forward of the previous’s title struggle at UFC 297, following viewing final evening within the South African’s victory over his teammate, Sean Strickland, former two-weight champion, Alex Pereira seems to be weighing up a possible remaining profession foray at 185 kilos.
Pereira, a former undisputed middleweight champion and the present undisputed gentle heavyweight titleholder, has been sidelined since he landed the vacant belt again in November at UFC 295 in Madison Sq. Backyard.
Delivering his second consecutive victory since his middleweight title defeat again in April, Pereira stopped the returning former titleholder, Jiri Prochazka with a devastating second spherical TKO win in New York.
Alex Pereira teases middleweight return
And receiving a name out from du Plessis forward of UFC 297 – ought to he emerge victorious with a middleweight title in tow, following final evening’s motion, during which Pereira cornered former opponent, Strickland en path to a detailed break up resolution loss, the Brazilian teased a transfer again to his prior stomping grounds.
“Possibly one final rodeo at middleweight?” Alex Pereira posted on his official Instagram account.
Nonetheless, showing to change his consideration to long-time rival and would-be common-foe, Israel Adesanya after his title triumph at UFC 297, Pretoria native, du Plessis welcomed the potential of a championship protection towards the previous two-time gold holder – as quickly as UFC 300 in April in a quickfire Octagon return.
But to e-book his personal return to the Octagon, Sao Paulo knockout artist, Pereira has been sizzling in his pursuit of a title struggle with former gold holder, Jamahal Hill subsequent, nevertheless, has additionally been the topic of hypothesis linking him equally with a UFC 300 return – within the type of an interim heavyweight title struggle towards champion, Tom Aspinall.
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