If Dana White is to strive his hand on the earth of boxing promotion, his gentle heavyweight champion Alex Pereira desires a chunk of the motion.
White confirmed throughout a latest go to to Dublin, Eire to look at Cork boxer Callum Walsh prolong his unbeaten document in a present that was broadcast on UFC Battle Move that, after years of teasing it, he’ll lastly and formally enter the typically murky world {of professional} boxing, doubtless starting in 2025.
Whereas the UFC boss has remained largely tight-lipped as to the specifics of his enterprise, the transfer has attracted the eye of fairly a couple of fighters on contrasting codes of fight sports activities — and a type of is Alex Pereira, the UFC gentle heavyweight champion who entered the promotion lower than three years in the past after scoring world titles in two divisions in GLORY Kickboxing.
“I really feel superb about this,” Pereira instructed reporter Kevin Iole by a translator of Dana White’s transfer into boxing, and whether or not or not he would possibly turn out to be part of it.
“I like boxing, I’ve wished to battle boxing and I’ve been saying this for some time. I’m going to launch video footage of me sparring the following heavyweight boxer in Brazil, it was a couple of years in the past the video, however I imagine I’m a lot better at that sport now.”
You possibly can watch that footage under.
Nonetheless, Pereira’s translator confirmed that no formal talks by any means have been held as to him testing his hand within the boxing ring. “Dana White made the announcement, however to be sincere, nothing was mentioned between us and the organisation. However Alex feels this partnership goes to begin with him,” he stated.
However earlier than any of that may turn out to be a actuality, Pereira has his plate full at this weekend’s UFC 307 from Salt Lake Metropolis in Utah the place he’ll defend his gentle heavyweight title towards the damaging striker Khalil Rountree.
