Alex Pereira is headed to the light heavyweight division.
“Poatan” announced the move on his YouTube channel on Wednesday night. Pereira is coming off a loss toI think I did my work [at] 185 and now I’m feeling good to go up to 205,” Pereira said. “Like I told you, when I’m feeling good — this will be something natural … and now I think it is.
It was the first victory for Adesanya against Pereira in a series spanning four bouts in kickboxing and MMA. Pereira had won his previous seven MMA appearances, a run that saw him claim middleweight gold with a fifth-round stoppage of his rival at UFC 281 this past November. Pereira is confident that if he asked for an immediate trilogy against Adesanya it would happen, but he feels that moving to light heavyweight is the right move to make at this point in time.
“But I’m sure if I would stay in this division, I can fight against him directly. Let’s see how he behaves … I’m not going up because I can’t make the weight anymore. I will always be able to make 185. Let’s see the behavior of him. He’s behaving like this because Dana White spoke after the fight about my weight.
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