Former UFC middleweight and light-weight heavyweight champion Alex Pereira plans to remain at heavyweight.
Pereira moved as much as heavyweight at UFC White Home as he took on Ciryl Gane for the interim heavyweight title. Nevertheless, Pereira suffered a knockout loss, as the dimensions and energy of Gane proved to be the distinction.
After the loss, whether or not Pereira would keep at heavyweight was unclear, however his coach, Glover Teixeira, mentioned that’s the plan.
“He’s going to remain at heavyweight; that’s the plan,” Teixeira mentioned to Ariel Helwani. … “He desires to battle on a regular basis, but it surely’s good to take time, he fought back-to-back for thus lengthy. He desires to battle. Alex all the time desires to battle.”
Alex Pereira might face Josh Hokit subsequent
As soon as Pereira is able to return, Teixeira isn’t certain who shall be subsequent for him. The aim is to get again to a heavyweight title shot, so Teixeira believes Josh Hokit might be a logical opponent.
“The plan with them, as a result of Alex is a large identify and an thrilling fighter to observe, and he sells. Some battle they are going to put him proper again into the title. For him, just about any battle. Possibly we get this battle (Josh Hokit). He’s speaking loads of shit. Go over there and knock his ass out and get again to the highest, after which get the rematch,” Teixeira mentioned.
Whether or not or not the UFC has any curiosity in that battle is unclear. However, on paper, it does make sense, because the winner would possible get a title shot, which is what this battle would do. And, Hokit has been speaking trash about Pereira, so the storyline is there to be a co-main occasion of a numbered card.
Pereira is 13-4 as a professional and is coming off a TKO loss to Gane. He’s 10-3 within the UFC and the previous middleweight & gentle heavyweight champion.
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