Alex Pereira has expressed his need to struggle in virtually any division, so may we see ‘Poatan’ get one other shot on the middleweight title?
Dana White Dubs Alex Pereira ‘F*cking Nasty’
Alex Pereira is for sure one of the crucial feared fighters in any UFC division proper now and his opponents must be involved, with ‘Poatan’ expressing his need to tackle virtually anybody.
Talking on the newest convention in his contender collection, Dana White confirmed his appreciation for Pereira, who’s willingness to maneuver weight class makes him one of the crucial harmful males within the UFC.
“My tackle him is, he’s f*cking nasty.
Dana White reacts to Alex Pereira saying he needs to return all the way down to 185 after his subsequent struggle:
“He’s f***ing nasty… he needs to maneuver up, he needs to maneuver down. That’s why folks love him.”
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“That’s my tackle him. He needs to maneuver up. He needs to maneuver down. He needs to go all over the place. That’s why folks love him. These are the kind of fighters folks love. Pereira needs to struggle all people. I adore it.”
White’s phrases come simply weeks after middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis known as out Pereira, within the aftermath of the South African’s middleweight title win towards Israel Adesanya.
Pereira has in fact fought within the middleweight division earlier than, profitable the title in a bout towards Adesanya in 2023, earlier than dropping his belt in a rematch towards ‘The Final Stylebender’ later final 12 months.
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White continued: “The factor that’s nice about it’s, that is why I stated a minute in the past all people loves him and he’s nice. But it surely additionally provides us a ton of choices that as we’re in matchmaking, ‘Ought to we do that, ought to we do this? Shouldn’t we do that, shouldn’t we do this?’
“It’s a superb downside to have with a man like him. How about he’s on trip and accepts the last-minute struggle? All the pieces about Alex Pereira is what makes followers completely love the man.”
Pereira will defend his gentle heavyweight title in his subsequent bout, with the Brazilian set to tackle Khalil Rountree Jr. at UFC 307 subsequent month.
After his title defence Pereira may go wherever, nevertheless it appears he needs one other shot on the middleweight title with Dricus Du Plessis standing in his approach.