Alex Pereira won by KO in the 4th round against Khalil Rountree, find out what his plans are after this victory.
And still ! Alex Pereira retained his championship title this Saturday among lights heavyweight. ‘Poatan’ faced Khalil Rountree at UFC 307 in Salt Lake City, and won by knockout in the 4th round. The American will have absolutely not deserved, the fight will have been elected fight fight of the night. But like the Brazilian’s former opponents, he finally fell KO before the end of the fight. By winning against Rountree, Alex Pereira made a third consecutive light heavyweight title defense and broke a new UFC record.
What future for Alex Pereira?
Now we wonder what Alex Pereira will do, who has several possibilities for his future. The Brazilian had mentioned a desire to regain his title middlweight today in the hands of Dricus Du Plessis. His coach would like ‘Poatan’ to move up to heavyweight. At the end of his fight against Khalil Rountree, Alex Pereira reacted to this victory while announcing his future plans:
“It was a really tough fight, I watched a lot of his (Khalil Rountree) fights, he has a lot of experience. He had worked a lot on his Thai boxing in Thailand, and he showed that he had the level to be here tonight (…) In the -84kgs, my training partner Strickland will fight for the belt. I don’t want to get in his way. I can also move up to the heavyweights, but I feel good in the -93kgs.”
Only one certainty after this declaration from Alex Pereira, he will not come back down middlweight For now. On the other hand, he does not rule out a rise in heavy weight. Especially since a vacant title could be put at stake with the probable retirements of Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic. Despite this, the trend remains to continue to defend this belt among lights heavyweights.
In which category do you want to see Alex Pereira compete in his next fight?
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