Watch: Dana White on Alex Pereira — ‘It’s a good problem to have with a guy like him’
Dana White isn’t ceaselessly a fan of opponents looking out to pass up and down in weight divisions — but the UFC boss admits that it would possibly possibly well presumably be a tantalising prospect when it comes to Alex Pereira.
The Brazilian, who has been the reigning UFC gentle heavyweight champion since final November and who has furthermore previously held the organisation’s middleweight championship, has no longer too long ago made noises a few conceivable pass to heavyweight in a give away to vary into the UFC’s first-ever three-division world champion, as neatly as warning 185-pound champion Dricus du Plessis that he furthermore has designs on his gold.
And while White most ceaselessly prefers athletes on his roster to protect where they’re, he admits that with Pereira it’s an challenging possibility.
“He’s f*cking inferior, that’s my address him,” White suggested the media, alongside side The Mac Life, on Tuesday in Las Vegas. “He needs to pass up, he needs to pass down. That’s why of us devour him. Those are they compose of opponents that of us devour. Pereira needs to fight each person.
“The part that’s huge about it is, first of all I talked a few minute ago it’s why each person loves him and it’s huge, but it no doubt furthermore offers us a ton of alternatives that, as we’re matchmaking, ‘could presumably also quiet we cease this, could presumably also quiet we cease that.’ It’s a factual nervousness to have with a guy devour him.
“How about he’s on vacation in Australia and accepts a final-minute fight [at UFC 303]. All the pieces about Alex Pereira is what makes followers fully devour the actual person.
“All of those guys are combating time, all of them strive against time. We’re factual gonna must learn about what occurs over the next couple of months. There’s a form of fights occurring in these weight lessons. First Stipe and Jones must happen, then we identify out where we spin there. Aspinall is clearly the next guy that must glean the next title shot, and we’ll see how all this plays out.”
