If Alex Pereira is to grow to be a three-sport world champion, it received’t be with Dana White’s blessing.
For a number of months, whispers have instructed that UFC mild heavyweight champion Pereira could be amenable to a transfer to boxing; rumours which just lately picked up steam after White confirmed that his long-promised boxing enterprise will doubtless grow to be actuality in 2025. Ought to he achieve this, it will symbolize the third fight sport by which Pereira has competed (MMA, kickboxing being the others) — however in accordance with White, ‘Poatan’ ought to keep precisely the place he’s and focus on the what lies forward of him within the cage.
“I don’t know,” White told reporter Kevin Iole as as to if Pereira will ever take part in a boxing match. “I’m not even desirous about that type of stuff, I’m not desirous about crossover fights.”
White has lengthy been towards the idea of cross-promotional affairs however has been open underneath the appropriate circumstances, such because the greenback quantity on supply for Conor McGregor’s 2017 conflict with Floyd Mayweather. He additionally famously entered Chuck Liddell in a PRIDE event a few years in the past which noticed his prized asset defeated by Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson in Japan.
“I hate crossover fights,” added White, “I respect the truth that he needs to do it. I do know there’s tons of different fights that most likely wish to do it. However, I would like all people to remain in their very own lane.”
Pereira will, in fact, have his fingers full at this weekend’s UFC 307 occasion in Salt Lake Metropolis, Utah the place he’ll search to defend his 205-pound crown towards Khalil Rountree.
