Despite the following defense of his 205lb title coming up in only a couple of days’ time in Salt Lake City, UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira is already waiting for what the longer term could hold.
Specifically, the ruthless Brazilian superstar desires to play a major role in Dana White’s recently announced foray into the world of boxing promotion; and he’s even releasing footage of him sparring Brazil’s best heavyweight as proof that he could compete with the very best.
Alex Pereira wants Dana White’s boxing partnership to ‘start with him’
Last week, UFC CEO Dana White revealed that he has a “plan” to make his long-awaited move into the world of skilled boxing promotion and that he’ll enter the game with all “guns blazing.”
“I’m going to implement that plan, and we’ll see how that works,” he told reporters, explaining how “People have been talking in regards to the demise of boxing for 30 years and we’re still here talking about boxing immediately.
“I actually have all the time had an idea of how I assumed it must be done – I don’t know if that’s possible, but we’re going to seek out out, I’m coming in guns blazing.”
When asked about White’s big money move into the realm of skilled boxing, UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira told Kevin Iole “Truthfully man, I feel superb about this [partnership].
“I like boxing, I’ve desired to fight boxing and I’ve been saying this for some time. In the following few days, I’m going to release video footage of me sparring the very best heavyweight boxer in Brazil, it was a couple of years ago but I consider I’m significantly better now.”
That footage was presently shared online, showing Pereira sparring heavyweight boxer Igor Adiel Macedo for 4 hard rounds – see below.
Whilst Pereira admitted that he hadn’t been involved with the UFC or Dana White regarding his own sporting transition, he did state via his translator how he “seems like this [boxing] partnership goes to begin with him.”
Should Pereira decide to end his MMA profession with a move to boxing, there’ll likely be immediate calls for him to fight certainly one of the sports’ superstar champions comparable to Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk, or Daniel Dubois.
Luckily, Pereira confirmed to Helen Yee only a couple of hours later that ought to he lace up the larger gloves: “In boxing, I’ll fight with the champion.”
Poatan has actually already competed within the squared-circle, having fought for a regional promotion in Brazil back in 2017 – he won that bout via a third-round TKO.
“Absolutely I would like to precise my will to go boxing sooner or later [and] I believe that this partnership of the UFC and boxing is a superb thing going for the game,” Pereira told The Schmo.
“Many boxers say that MMA fighters cannot go toe-to-toe with boxing. Alex believes that not only him but many other [MMA] fighters could try this too… And definitely he’ll like to go boxing if Dana White goes.
“Just give me the chance to fight and show my potential.”
Alex Pereira returns to the octagon next weekend within the major event of UFC 307 against veteran Khalil Rountree Jr.
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