Booked for his return at UFC 313, Alex Pereira admits he has one eager eye on anticipated proceedings between Jon Jones and present interim heavyweight champion, Tom Aspinall — claiming he’s open to a brilliant battle with the British favourite for gold as quickly as this annum.
Pereira, the present undisputed gentle heavyweight champion and a former middleweight titleholder throughout his gold laden run with the promotion, is about to headline UFC 313 in March, seeking to settle his prolonged grudge with surging primary contender, Magomed Ankalaev.
Most not too long ago touchdown his third profitable protection of the 205lbs championship again in October of final yr in the primary occasion of UFC 307, Pereira stopped surging contender, Khalil Rountree in a bloody barrage on the Octagon fence within the fourth spherical.
Alex Pereira open to tremendous battle with Tom Aspinall this yr
And long-rumored to be contemplating a significant heavyweight divisional leap in pursuit of a staggering third championship reign within the group, Sao Paulo star, Pereira claimed he could be open to combating the streaking interim power, Aspinall if afforded the possibility.
“I’ll fight anybody at heavyweight,” Alex Pereira stated on instructed Ariel Helwani for Uncrowned when requested if he was focused on combating Tom Aspinall. “”However I’m the champion, and Jon Jones is the champion. If Aspinall was the champion, I’d wish to battle him.”
As talked about, Pereira has sights additionally fastened on a monstrous pairing with fellow former two-weight champion, Jones, insisting he would relish the chance to face reverse the previous pound-for-pound primary.
Jon Jones,” Alex Pereira stated when requested if he would reasonably battle Jones or the above-mentioned, Israel Adesanya. ” As a result of already 4 years or 4 occasions [I fought Adesanya]. And discuss Jon Jones is a brand new problem. And he’s the champ.”
