Alex Pereira confident Oleksandr Usyk fight | MMA News
Alex Pereira is nearly salivating on the probability to fight arguably the best boxer of his era, Oleksandr Usyk, within the ring.
Before his rise to fame within the UFC, the Brazilian had a long, profitable profession in fight sports activities spanning over a decade. Now on the tail finish of his time competing, ‘Poatan’ is all for super-fights—one that would significantly add to his already distinguished legacy.
News of a potential assembly between Alex Pereira and Oleksandr Usyk has been heating up in current occasions. Not solely has Pereira proven robust curiosity within the bout, however Usyk himself has his eyes on a assembly with the South American legend as half of his two-fight retirement plan.
Earlier this week, UFC CEO Dana White managed to strike a deal with Turki Alalshikh to kind TKO boxing in hopes of bringing a new period to the game. Due to this, Pereira believes there’s no higher time to modify from the cage to the ring.
“I was hyped, I was happy when I heard the news [of TKO boxing],” Pereira mentioned. “Who knows [about a fight between myself and Usyk?]”
“September, Saudi Arabia. Chama.”
Pereira later continued.
“I think I was the one to show interest [in the Usyk fight] first,” Pereira mentioned. “Then Usyk said he would like to fight, too. He also showed interest, so now we’re both interested in the fight.”
“I think it just comes down to the organization to show interest too and make this fight happen.”
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Pereira then in contrast his rumored fight with Oleksandr Usyk to the blockbuster Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather conflict.
“I don’t know [if it will be bigger than Mayweather vs. McGregor], I cannot tell you yet.”
“We both know the level of popularity that those [two] guys have. I think [it will be] a little step behind… Let’s see how it goes.”
Listen to Alex Pereira make his case to TKO boxing for an Oleksandr Usyk matchup and more under.
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