A reigning UFC champion has admitted that he is not quite right about Alex Pereira after UFC 320.
Pereira challenged Magomed Ankalaev for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship in a Rematch last Saturday. “Patan” lost the gold to Ankalaev in their first meeting in March. Pereira eventually scored a fast TKO victory in the Rematch to reclaim the title of 205 pounds.
Prior to the fight UFC Heavyweight Champion Tom Aspinall expressed his conviction that Pereira was used for favorable matchups during his career and chose Ankalaev to repeat history. In a new video about his Youtube -channelAspinall admitted that his assessment was outside the goal (via Inappropriate).
“What is that? A minute, 20 (seconds) something like that? Pereira just walked through him,” said Aspinall. “Look, I was wrong. I was wrong. That is very, very, very impressive. Who is the next for Pereira? See what he wants to do. (Carlos) Ulberg has just won. Ulberg is very good. I know he has it coming to heavyweight, so see what the UFC wants to do. “
Pereira has made it clear that he wants a place on the UFC White House card in a heavyweight fight. “Patan” rejected the fight of the winner of the UFC 321 main event between Aspinall and Ciryl Gane. Pereira focuses exclusively on a super fight with Jon Jones, who said he was retiring to fight in the White House.
UFC CEO Dana White is not exactly Gung-Ho about the idea of Pereira-Vecht in the heavyweight division. The UFC boss believes that there are still a number of fights in light heavyweight for ‘Poatan’, but he did not fully reject the request.
White called Pereira a “dream” to work with, so maybe he might get what he wants if all parties agree. Jones has also not been in the good greases of the UFC lately, but those wounds can heal money and time.
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