Alex Pereira Dealing With Hand Harm
Showing on Podpah, Alex Pereira stated that his hand is harm stemming from a profitable title protection towards Khalil Rountree at UFC 307 again in October (through MMAFighting).
“That fourth spherical, I used to be throwing jabs and hurting my hand,” Pereira stated. “I swear. I used to be pondering, ‘My hand have to be damaged.’ It nonetheless hurts. Not on a regular basis, no, but when I squeeze right here, it hurts.”
Pereira stated that it was punches landed on Rountree that triggered the injury to his hand.
“I noticed that the jabs had been working and thought, ‘I’ve to harm him,’” Pereira stated. “However then I hit him proper there within the [forehead], one of many hardest elements [of the body], and it stored hurting [laughs].”
Rumors swirled claiming the UFC had reached out to Pereira concerning potential preventing Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 310 this December. A number of stories have since debunked that declare. With Pereira revealing his hand problem, it’s unlikely that we’ll see him contained in the Octagon for the remainder of 2024.
Ankalaev waits within the wings as Pereira’s possible contender. He’s coming off a unanimous resolution win over Aleksandar Rakic at UFC 308. UFC CEO Dana White instructed reporters that he was impressed by Ankalaev’s efficiency and stated he’ll possible be subsequent in line for Pereira’s title.
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