Alex Pereira is no stranger to traveling across continents to fight on short notice.
on June 29. Both fighters stepped in on 15 days’ notice to save the card after the originally scheduled main event betweenat UFC 300 in April. However, Pereira’s Glory kickboxing career has prepared him for showing up to fight night under adverse conditions., recalled a similar situation going into their initial matchup. Pereira encountered numerous obstacles going into the fight, which he went on to win via unanimous decision.
“Of course, this is not the best way but it’s not new to me,” Pereira said on his YouTube channel. “Been through similar situations. First fight I did with Israel, in China, no one know, but I did two to China in 30 days. I went for interviews, take some pictures, went back the next day, in and out of China… But for my fight was complicated. After 30 days I went back to fight. weight, was the category 85 kilos in kickboxing. I did three stops, three stops to get to the final destination.
Having fought for the majority of his career at middleweight, the cut to light heavyweight is also somewhat of a relief to Pereira. The Brazilian believes he should be able to comfortably cut the remaining 10 pounds he has left with some minor adjustments to his diet. “I’m weighing 103 kilos , 10 kilos . I’m used to this,” he said. “For this category is better for me. Have 15 days for the fight, have a good time to adjust the diet.”
Pereira has already defended his title against Prochazka via second-round KO in their first meeting at UFC 295 in November 2023.
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