Alex ‘Poatan’ Pereira He has done it again. Neither shamanism as Prochazka implied, nor divine magic. His left hook will have a statue for life in the UFC museum. This past Saturday was just another chapter in a story that is already one of the most important in the company.
First he touched Jiri with that prodigious left foot, and then He finished him off with a kick to the head that expanded his repertoire of knockouts. In the meantime, Pereira spoke of a possible promotion to heavyweight, something he had already requested in previous fights. “I think going to heavyweight is in my future. I said it the last time I was here, and there didn’t seem to be much interest in the organization. I think the fans have a lot to say in this,” he said after the fight.
It would be easy for me. I would strangle Pereira like I did with Gane
These words from the Brazilian made fans fantasize about a possible fight between the fighter of the moment and Jon Jones, considered by many the best in the history of the UFC, to which the American wanted to show his chest. “When I beat Miocic, maybe I’ll give him a chance, but only if he beats Aspinall. Anyway, it would be easy for me, I would strangle him like I did with Gane,” said the current heavyweight champion.
Dana White puts on the brakes
Dana White was asked about this possible weight gain after the event, leaving doubts about whether it will be possible. “Pereira at heavyweight? It’s not that I don’t like him, but It’s not like this guy was in the division for two years and ran over everyone.. Going up to heavyweight is a whole different level. Even With how good Jon Jones is at the time we thought ‘this is going to be interesting'”, White acknowledged, cooling off the issue that everyone was talking about.
Jon Jones is the best pound for pound and the best fighter of all time
Additionally, the company boss spoke about whether Pereira deserves to be the pound-for-pound number one due to the downtime of Jon, who currently holds that position. “People are not respecting Jon Jones. Jon is the best pound for pound and the best fighter of all time. Hasn’t he fought for a long time? I was trying to do it“, he concluded bluntly. For Dana there is no possible debate.
Ankalaev, next in line
At light heavyweight, ‘Poatan’ already knows that he has a contender waiting for his moment to meet, and is none other than Magomed Ankalaev. The Russian has just knocked out Jhonny Walker, and made it clear in his X account after finishing UFC 303 that now it is his turn to test himself against the champion. “I’ll knock Alex out, I don’t need to knock him down. He doesn’t have a chin. “I’m the best light heavyweight on the planet and none of these guys are on my level,” he stated.
Since Saturday, the Russian has not stopped tweeting about Pereira, in what seems to be a search for attention so that the Brazilian does not go up to heavyweight, where Jon Jones has even shared on Instagram that he welcomes a fight which could be the best-selling in history.
