Dana White isn’t constantly a fan of fighters aiming to go up and down in weight departments– however the UFC manager confesses that it might be a tantalising possibility when it concerns Alex Pereira.
The Brazilian, who has actually been the ruling UFC light heavyweight champ because last November and who has actually likewise formerly held the organisation’s middleweight champion, has actually just recently made sounds about a possible relocate to heavyweight in a quote to end up being the UFC’s first-ever three-division world champ, along with cautioning 185-pound champ Dricus du Plessis that he likewise has styles on his gold.
And while White typically chooses professional athletes on his lineup to remain where they are, he confesses that with Pereira it is an intriguing choice.
“He’s f * cking nasty, that’s my take on him,” White informed the media, consisting of The Mac Life, on Tuesday in Las Vegas. “He wishes to go up, he wishes to move down. That’s why individuals like him. Those are they kind of fighters that individuals like. Pereira wishes to battle everyone.
“The thing that’s terrific about it is, first off I stated a minute ago it’s why everyone enjoys him and it’s excellent, however it likewise provides us a lots of choices that, as we’re matchmaking, ‘must we do this, must we do that.’ It’s an excellent issue to have with a guy like him.
“How about he’s on getaway in Australia and accepts a last-minute battle [at UFC 303]Whatever about Alex Pereira is what makes fans definitely like the guy.
“All of these guys are fighting time, they all fight time. We’re simply gon na need to see what occurs over the next number of months. There’s a great deal of battles occurring in these weight classes. Stipe and Jones requires to occur, then we figure out where we go there. Aspinall is undoubtedly the next guy that needs to get the next title shot, and we’ll see how all this plays out.”