Alex Pereira has his sights set on the heavyweight division following his win at UFC 320.
This Saturday, the undisputed UFC heavyweight title will likely be on the road as Tom Aspinall defends his belt against Ciryl Gane within the principal event of UFC 321.
The division will seemingly welcome one among the largest stars in the game to its ranks when ‘Poatan’ makes the move up from light heavyweight.
With Pereira making his targets very clear following his bounce back win, one among the highest heavyweights on the roster wouldn’t see any issue with the sunshine heavyweight champion getting whatever he wants, even when it means jumping the queue.
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Jailton Almeida says Alex Pereira ‘deserves to leap the road’ at heavyweight
With UFC 321 recently adding one other heavyweight bout to the cardboard, October 25 is shaping as much as be an enormous night for the division.
The heavyweight title fight that may headline the cardboard isn’t the one significant matchup that may seemingly shape which direction the UFC goes in.
In a clash of top five contenders, Alexander Volkov will face Jailton Almeida in what’s going to likely be a title eliminator for each men.
Almeida recently spoke in an interview with MMA Fighting about where he thinks Alex Pereira will slot in if he does follow through together with his plans to maneuver to heavyweight.
Even when he beats Alexander Volkov, which Tom Aspinall doesn’t think will occur, Almeida admitted that he thinks his fellow Brazilian would have the option to call the shots regarding what’s next.
“In theory, defeating Volkov — and faith in God I’ll get that victory —, I’m next,” Almeida told MMA Fighting’s Guilherme Cruz. “In theory, it will be me. But we are able to’t forget what ‘Poatan’ has done. He has the liberty to leap the road, obviously. He’s the present champion in his division, a man that sells so much and has saved the UFC over and over.
“I’m being realistic. He’s way ahead of me. We’ll see what the UFC can offer… In theory, I could be [next]. But when the UFC opts to him in front of me, he deserves to leap the road in front of me.”
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Jailton Almeida pitches a mini UFC heavyweight tournament between the highest fighters
In the identical interview with MMA Fighting, Jailton Almeida pitched an idea to the UFC of how they may keep all the highest heavyweights lively and in big fights.
Alex Pereira stated that he isn’t involved in fighting Tom Aspinall or Ciryl Gane, with Jon Jones being the one opponent that he desires to face straight away.
If ‘Poatan’ gets his wish to do that on the White House, Almeida thinks he should compete on the identical card against Tom Aspinall (assuming that he’s still the champion by then) to then arrange one other bout between the winners.
“Possibly they do Jon Jones and him, and me against Tom Aspinall on the White House [card] as well. And [the winners] face off next.”