By Daily Sports Nigeria on June 26, 2024
UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira has ruled out a possible return to middleweight for a third fight against former champion Israel Adesanya, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
In a recent interview, Pereira made it clear that a trilogy fight with Adesanya was unlikely.
“Trilogy with Adesanya? I’m not moving back to middleweight. I don’t think I can still do it at all. Plus, I’m super motivated in the welterweight division. If the third fight takes place, it will be only in the light heavyweight division,” Pereira said, as quoted by MMA News.
Pereira and Adesanya have one of the most intense rivalries in combat sports, which includes four fights across kickboxing and MMA, with Pereira leading the series 3-1, twice defeating Adesanya in kickboxing before transitioning to MMA, where they met again in the UFC.
Source Punch Ng
Posted June 26, 2024
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