UFC CEO Dana White will announce former two-division champion Alex Pereira’s return to the cage this weekend at UFC 332.
UFC 332 is simply hours away as Natalia Silva and Wang Cong put together to combat for the vacant UFC girls’s flyweight title this Saturday. After Valentina Shevchenko vacated the belt because of an harm, Silva and Cong will look to kick off a brand new period within the Octagon.
Criticism of UFC 332’s combat lineup has been prevalent on-line, together with many questioning why the promotion went with a Silva vs. Cong headliner. However the card additionally contains a number of intriguing prospects, together with Ateba Gautier and Damian Pinas.
Earlier than the Silva vs. Cong combat was introduced, Jiri Prochazka was briefly linked to a possible interim gentle heavyweight title combat amidst Carlos Ulberg’s ongoing absence. Since Alex Pereira vacated the sunshine heavyweight title earlier this 12 months, the sunshine heavyweight division has remained in a peculiar place.
Throughout UFC 332 this weekend, Pereira’s return to heavyweight shall be introduced by UFC CEO Dana White after a latest social media problem handed.
Dana White set to announce Alex Pereira’s subsequent combat after Nina Drama problem
After influencer Nina Drama requested White what number of feedback on her put up she would wish to get him to announce Pereira’s subsequent combat, the UFC head answered.
“Let’s do 25,000 [comments],” White replied.
Inside hours, the put up gathered over 27,000 feedback, and White will seemingly announce Pereira’s return to heavyweight this weekend.
As for potential opponents for Pereira, two attainable names have been eradicated from the dialog: Josh Hokit and Ciryl Gane. Gane will combat Hokit for the undisputed heavyweight title at UFC 334 after Tom Aspinall vacated the belt.
One risk for Pereira’s subsequent combat is Alexander Volkov, who has earned latest wins over Waldo Cortes-Acosta and Jailton Almeida. Sergei Pavlovich has additionally been on the sidelines in latest months.
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