Forward of his return to motion at UFC 313 in simply weeks time, Alex Pereira has been urged to focus up on his grudge struggle with the surging Magomed Ankalaev by former champion, Daniel Cormier — who questioned why the Brazilian was nonetheless jet setting so near his comeback.
Pereira, the present undisputed mild heavyweight champion and a former middleweight gold holder, is about to return to motion at UFC 313 subsequent month, taking over primary ranked challenger and Russian standout, Ankalaev in a long-awaited grudge assembly of the duo.
Nonetheless, simply weeks out from the showdown, Sao Paulo finisher, Pereira has spent a while in Australia — notably showing within the nook of former-foe, Sean Strickland in his UFC 312 title struggle loss to Dricus du Plessis, in addition to attending media occasions.
Alex Pereira warned to regulate focus to UFC 313 title struggle with Magomed Ankalaev
And whereas driving a roughshod run of victories over 205lbs on-comers final 12 months, Pereira has been warned by Corridor of Fame ace, Cormier to have his priorities in verify relating to Ankalaev, suggesting his focus could also be positioned elsewhere forward of UFC 313.
“He (Alex Pereira) was in Australia last week, shaking the hand of Drake as he went on stage for his concert,” Daniel Cormier stated throughout an episode of Good Man/Dangerous Man. “What is Pereira still doing in Australia? He fights in two weeks!”
“I got back from Australia and all last week, I’m up at three o’clock in the morning,” Cormier defined. “I don’t care that Pereira’s got weeks to get ready, he’s going to be ready and going to be prepared, but even those two to three extra days when he’s adjusting his clock to get back on schedule in Connecticut … he’s going to have to deal with all that travel and all that difference in time. And where’s Glover [Teixeira]? Is Glover just in Australia with him? Is it just him and Plinio [Cruz]?”
“Glover’s the guy, honestly, that should be doing the most work with Alex right now because of [Ankalaev’s] wrestling. Pereira better get home, he needs to get home and lock in, because he has the hardest fight of his title reign.”
