September 3, 2024 9:40 am ET
If it wasn’t clear the primary time, Alex Pereira once more has known as out fellow UFC champion Dricus Du Plessis.
After Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) submitted Israel Adesanya to retain his middleweight title at UFC 305 final month, Pereira (11-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) issued him a problem. Du Plessis is interested in facing Pereira only if it’s for his light heavyweight title. Nonetheless, “Poatan” insists on dropping back down to 185 pounds for the combat to occur.
“I’m targeted on my subsequent combat and I’m going ready however you by no means know what can occur, so whatever the end result I wish to go down yet one more time to the middleweight and go for the belt. Hey Dricus, deliver your will to combat me so you possibly can show that you’re higher than me, together with your public assertion it’s straightforward to make this occur, Chama 🔥”
It didn’t take lengthy for Du Plessis to reply to Pereira’s newest callout on X.
@AlexPereiraUFC you and also you boyfriend @SStricklandMMA can have a home dispute on who will get slept first💤😴
— Dricus Du Plessis (@dricusduplessis) September 3, 2024
Pereira hasn’t competed at middleweight since losing his title to Adesanya by knockout at UFC 287. He then moved as much as gentle heavyweight and noticed a speedy rise en path to claiming the title. Pereira has already defended his belt twice with knockouts of Jamahal Hill at UFC 300 and Jiri Prochazka at UFC 303.
Up subsequent, Pereira takes on Khalil Rountree (13-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) within the UFC 307 fundamental occasion Oct. 5 in Salt Lake Metropolis. For extra on the cardboard, go to MMA Junkie’s occasion hub for UFC 307.
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