Are Alex Pereira seeking retribution against Israel Adesanya? The light heavyweight champion of the UFC was present when Dricus Du Plessis stunned everyone by defeating “The Last Stylebender” in the fourth round of their bout at UFC 305. Then, “Poatan” posted an unexpected message on social media, saying, “Coming down to 185 one more time.”
However, a lot of followers and specialists weren’t sure if the message was only a light-hearted quip or a sincere declaration of his goals. Moving down a weight class wouldn’t be the best course of action, after all. After he finishes with Khalil Rountree Jr., it appears that Alex Pereira has another idea—one that might just wind up haunting Magomed Ankalaev!
The middleweight category is placed on notice by Alex Pereira, while Magomed Ankalaev is left hanging.
On October 5, Alex Pereira will defend his light-heavyweight title for the third time against Khalil Rountree at UFC 307. But what follows that? Is Magomed Ankalaev, who has been vying to fight “Poatan” in the Octagon, going to make another title defence?
Well, it seems like everyone has been left stunned with Pereira’s decision! In a recent post made on Instagram, Pereira shared that, “I’m focused on my next fight and I’m going prepared but you never know what can happen , so regardless of the result I want to go down one more time to the middleweight and go for the belt. Hey Dricus, bring your will to fight me so you can prove that you are better than me, with your public statement it is easy to make this happen, Chama”
Pereira’s message to Du Plessis was clear: “Bring your will to fight me.” But is this a genuine challenge, or just a way to keep everyone guessing? Only time will tell!
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