A reigning UFC champion has admitted he didn’t get issues fairly proper about Alex Pereira following UFC 320.
Pereira challenged Magomed Ankalaev for the UFC Gentle Heavyweight Championship in a rematch this previous Saturday. “Poatan” misplaced the gold to Ankalaev of their first assembly again in March. Pereira ended up scoring a fast TKO victory within the rematch to reclaim the 205-pound title.
Previous to the struggle, UFC Heavyweight Champion Tom Aspinall expressed his perception that Pereira had been used to favorable matchups all through his profession and picked Ankalaev to repeat historical past. In a brand new video on his YouTube channel, Aspinall admitted that his evaluation was off the mark (by way of MMAJunkie).
“What’s that? One minute, 20 (seconds) one thing like that? Pereira simply completely ran by way of him,” Aspinall stated. “Look, I used to be fallacious. I used to be fallacious. That’s very, very, very spectacular. Who’s subsequent for Pereira? See what he desires to do. (Carlos) Ulberg has simply gained. Ulberg’s excellent. I do know he’s been speaking about coming to heavyweight, so see what the UFC desires to do.”
Pereira has made it clear that he desires a spot on the UFC White Home card in a heavyweight bout. “Poatan” dismissed combating the winner of the UFC 321 principal occasion between Aspinall and Ciryl Gane. Pereira is solely concentrating on an excellent struggle with Jon Jones, who has stated he’d ditch retirement to struggle on the White Home.
UFC CEO Dana White isn’t precisely gung-ho over the thought of Pereira combating within the heavyweight division. The UFC boss believes there are nonetheless some fights at mild heavyweight for “Poatan,” however he didn’t dismiss the request solely.
White known as Pereira a “dream” to work with, so maybe he may get what he desires if all events agree. Jones additionally hasn’t been within the UFC’s good graces as of late, however time and money may heal these wounds.
