Current UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira expressed his desire for a fight against Dricus du Plessis to take place in the middleweight division.
I would like it to be at middleweight. I told everybody that I just needed a break from 185, from all those weight cuts. I feel good, I feel healthy right now.
Pereira said, as reported by Sports Illustrated:
I would like it to be at middleweight. I told everybody that I just needed a break from 185, from all those weight cuts. I feel good, I feel healthy right now.
Remember, on October 5 in Salt Lake City at UFC 307, Pereira will face Khalil Rountree.
His last appearance in the octagon was in June 2024 at UFC 303, where he won against Jiri Prochazka by technical knockout in the second round. He has a record of 11 wins and two losses.
