UFC commentator Joe Rogan has discussed an interesting possible return opponent for UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira.
Alex Pereira is once again the king of the light heavyweight division after knocking out Magomed Ankalaev earlier this year. However, all signs point to him moving up to heavyweight rather than staying at 205 pounds, with some suggesting he could pursue a third world title – something that has never been achieved in the history of the UFC.
At the same time, Alex Pereira himself has made it crystal clear that he wants to go in there and compete Jon Jones. He wanted to do this at the White House event next summer, but ‘Poatan’ has indicated that this may not happen, with Dana White previously stating that he is not sure he can necessarily trust Jones to participate in such an event.
On a recent episode of his podcast, the aforementioned Joe Rogan weighed in on what the future could hold for Alex Pereira.
Joe Rogan talks about Alex Pereira’s future
“There’s a lot of talk about him fighting in the heavyweight division,” Rogan said of Pereira on his JRE podcast. “There’s a lot of talk about him, maybe even fighting Ciryl Gane.
“I don’t know how much is true – I haven’t talked to Dana about it. But it’s not an illogical move. He weighs 240 pounds now. Over 240 pounds!”
“Make no mistake, that guy can knock out heavyweights. There’s no doubt about it. He hits harder than anyone they’ve ever taken on,” he added.
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Pereira could pick just about anyone to fight and it would likely get permission from the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and if he takes on Ciryl Gane, they could make that an interim title fight – especially if Aspinall will be out of action for a while.
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