Alex Pereira: 'Let's make the fight with | MMA News
If gentle heavyweight champion Alex Pereira defeats high contender Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313 on March 8, there’s not a lot left for “Poatan” to perform in the 205-pound weight class. He’s already crushed three former champions (one of them twice), and a win over Ankalaev would cap off a dominant title reign.
If every thing goes as deliberate at T-Mobile Arena for Pereira towards Ankalaev, and the belt stays in his possession, the Brazilian desires to face heavyweight champion Jon Jones subsequent. If Pereira gained the heavyweight title, he’d turn out to be the first fighter in the promotion’s historical past to have held championships in three divisions.
“It’s not about only fighting at heavyweight. At first I made that noise but now I think it can be a risk but not be a risk,” Pereira stated during an look on the Ariel Helwani Show. “I’m the champ. I want to fight the champ, so let’s make the fight with Jon Jones. That’s the fight that I want for heavyweight.”
Alex Pereira: ‘I’ll fight anyone at heavyweight’
UFC CEO Dana White expects Jones to face interim champion Tom Aspinall subsequent, however Jones has acknowledged that he’d relatively tackle Pereira as a result of he believes it is a greater money fight. Some consider Jones would relatively face Pereira as a result of he sees him as an simpler matchup. Pereira does not agree.
“It’s about the momentum and the risk. There’s also a risk fighting Aspinall. What’s he going to win from there,” Pereira stated. “Fighting me is a much bigger achievement. I think it’s the weight of the fight. After that, I think he said he could beat up everybody. It’s bigger fights. I think that’s why.”
Pereira did not rule out dealing with Aspinall, or another heavyweight, however the prize in his eyes is a fight with Jones as a result of Jones holds the belt.
“I’ll fight anyone at heavyweight,” Pereira stated. “I’m the champion. Jon Jones is the champion. If Aspinall was the champ I’d want to fight him.”
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