Booked for his Octagon return, Alex Pereira has welcomed the prospect to tackle present skilled boxing heavyweight champion, Oleksandr Usyk within the ring — suggesting the duo may lock horns at cruiserweight in a billed tremendous battle.
Pereira, the present undisputed mild heavyweight titleholder and a former middleweight kingpin umbrella of the promotion, is slated to make his return in March, headlining UFC 313.
Booked to tackle surging primary ranked mild heavyweight contender, Magomed Ankalaev, Sao Paulo finisher, Pereira will put his mild heavyweight crown on the road for the fourth time since final April — having wrapped up beautiful knockout wins over the trio of Jamahal Hill, Jiri Prochazka, and Khalil Rountree.
Alex Pereira welcomes title showdown with Oleksandr Usyk in enormous boxing transfer
Nonetheless, forward of his return in Las Vegas, Pereira has revealed he has sights set on a possible cruiserweight pairing with Ukrainian star, Usyk — in a bout he billed as a “super fight” between the game icons.
“I think everything is possible, but it’s something I can’t plan, but it’s something I want to do,” Alex Pereira stated of a boxing transfer via a translator on the JAXXON Podcast. “Champion, right? I’m a champion. I think it’s the same as Oleksandr Usyk. Cruiserweight. He’s the champion, he likes to fight the champs, so Oleksandr Usyk.”
Additionally closely linked with a large heavyweight leap later this summer season, Pereira is open to the prospect to preventing the victor of an anticipated showdown between Jon Jones and interim gold holder, Tom Aspinall, nevertheless, claims he’ll make a mockery of Russian nemesis once they battle in March.
“If he (Magomed Ankalaev) doesn’t back up what he says, people have already seen me making fun of my other opponents,” Alex Pereira instructed Ariel Helwani for Uncrowned. “Sometimes I joke and stuff, but this is the guy I’m really going to make fun of.”
