After making fast work of Jamahal Hill at UFC 300, Alex Pereira has his sights set on a fast turnaround and heavyweight gold.
Stepping contained in the Octagon to defend his mild heavyweight title for the primary time, ‘Poatan’ delivered another jaw-dropping finish, placing ‘Candy Desires’ to sleep with a slick left uppercut that despatched Hill crashing to the canvas. Just a few ground-and-pound pictures later, that was all she wrote.
Talking with Joe Rogan instantly following his seventh profession win contained in the Octagon, Pereira alluded to a potential showdown with reigning interim UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall at UFC 301 subsequent month when the promotion returns to Rio de Janeiro.
“I wish to maintain persevering with to defend this belt,” Pereira stated. “I talked quite a bit about preventing in Brazil if I received this battle. I received this battle. I’m not harm. Nothing occurred. I do know there must be a variety of promotion behind a battle, however I wish to have a battle at heavyweight.”
As thrilling as Alex Pereira’s uFC 301 proposal is, it’s not very seemingly
With the UFC’s subsequent pay-per-view occasion a mere three weeks away, it’s arduous to think about that the promotion can pull collectively such a large battle in such a brief interval.
Play-by-play man Jon Anik additionally steered throughout the UFC 300 broadcast that Pereira might have suffered some form of damage to his foot throughout his temporary encounter with Hill which might additional complicate issues.
Nonetheless, it’s an thrilling proposal and one that would assist bolster UFC 301 — a card sorely lacking in star power.
