Joe Rogan has heard rumors about Alex Pereira’s subsequent struggle.
Pereira is the present UFC mild heavyweight champion, however it seems his curiosity lies in a heavyweight showdown. “Poitin” was pounding the tables for his dream match in opposition to Jon Jones on the UFC White Home occasion. These hopes could have been dashed after Pereira just lately insisted he wouldn’t struggle on the cardboard.
Throughout a current episode of “The Joe Rogan Expertise,” Rogan mentioned there are some fascinating rumors about Pereira’s subsequent struggle (by way of MMAJunkie).
“There’s plenty of buzz proper now about him preventing at heavyweight,” Rogan mentioned of Pereira on a current episode of “The Joe Rogan Expertise.” “There are plenty of rumors about him that he is most likely preventing Cyril Gane. I do not know the way a lot of it’s true, however I have never talked to Dana (White) about it, however this isn’t an illogical transfer.
“He weighs 240 kilos now, over 240 kilos. Do not get me flawed, that man can knock out a heavyweight, that is for positive. He hits more durable than anybody that is ever recorded.”
Pereira stopped Magomed Ankalaev in a rematch in October to regain the UFC mild heavyweight title. After the sport, “Poitan” held a second of silence in honor of Jones’ late brother, former NFL participant Arthur Jones of the Baltimore Ravens. Within the post-match press convention, Pereira admitted that the unique plan was to name up ‘Bones’ earlier than information of Arthur’s dying surfaced.
UFC CEO Dana White informed reporters he would like Pereira to be at 205 kilos to get the unfinished enterprise carried out. Nonetheless, White did not precisely rule out “Poitan’s” want to struggle at heavyweight, contemplating the sunshine heavyweight champion has stepped up many instances when the UFC wanted him.
As we be taught extra, we are going to maintain you up to date on Pereira’s future on BJPenn.com.
