UFC CEO Dana White shared his opinion on the possible move of Brazilian Alex Pereira from light heavyweight to heavyweight.
MMAJunkie website quotes Dana White as saying:
It's not that I'm not into it - the guy was a middleweight, then moves up to light heavyweight. He's had a couple of fights there, defended his title. But it's not like this guy's been in the division for two years and he ran through everybody that's in the division. It's a whole other level going up to heavyweight. Even as big as Jon Jones is, as good as Jon Jones is, when Jon Jones was moving up to heavyweight, we're like, 'This is going to be interesting.'
Recall, on 30 June Pereira defeated Jiri Prochazka by technical knockout in the second round. The fighters first fought in November 2023 in the framework of the tournament UFC 295, that fight ended with the victory of Alex by technical knockout in the second round.
The 31-year-old Prochazka has 30 wins, five losses and one draw. The 36-year-old Pereira has 11 wins and two losses.
