Is a heavyweight run in Alex Pereira’s future?
After capturing each the middleweight and lightweight heavyweight world titles within the span of a 12 months, UFC followers have been clamoring for ‘Poatan’ to maneuver up as soon as once more and try to do what no man ever has contained in the Octagon—turn into a three-division champion.
Just lately, coach Ethan Marion shared a video of Pereira going toe-to-toe with No. 9 ranked heavyweight Tai Tuivasa. As you possibly can see by way of the clip under, ‘Poatan’ greater than held his personal towards the large boy from Sydney.
Dana White doesn’t like the thought of alex pereira transferring to heavyweight
Following his massive first-round knockout of Jamahal Hill at UFC 300, Pereira lobbied for a fast turnaround to struggle reigning interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall. Sadly, Dana White didn’t suppose that was such a good suggestion for the Brazilian kickboxer.
“When you concentrate on him transferring as much as heavyweight, you’ve acquired [Jon] Jones. You’ve acquired [Tom] Aspinall. The checklist goes on and in that heavyweight division,” White stated on the UFC 300 post-fight press convention about Pereira. “The heavyweight division is nasty. I don’t know if that’s the fitting transfer for him. He seemed rattling good within the division he’s in.
“I feel you may wish to stick round there for a minute. However I don’t know. These are all issues we’ll discuss for the following 15 Tuesdays, so we’ll get it solid out” (h/t BJPenn.com).
In a earlier interview with MMA Combating, Pereira’s pal and coach Glover Teixeira provided some perception into how Pereira would alter his coaching routine to pack on just a few additional kilos for a transfer to heavyweight.
“If he have been to maneuver up, he would change his weight-reduction plan and coaching routine exterior the camp to achieve mass,” Teixeira stated. “‘Poatan’ walks round 233 kilos and I feel he can go to 246, however not [over that], ? I feel 242 can be good.”
