Tom Aspinall vs. Alex Pereira? Dana White is not so sure
Dana White came into the post-event press conference to lay down a lot of facts and confront the world after the mega event which met the expectations of many for many reasons. Of course, he had to address Alex Pereira’s wishes to change divisions yet again.
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Pereira is on a path to conquer everything he can. After winning middleweight once, he won the light heavyweight belt and is currently reigning as a champion with one title defense in his back pocket. Is heavyweight an ideal place for him?
Stipe Miocic wants the title for himself too
Stipe Miocic is going to get his title shot very soon. Miocic is a heavyweight mainstay and has frightening knockout power himself. He’s managed to defeat the likes of Daniel Cormier, Francis Ngannou, and Alistair Overeem over the course of his career.
These are some of the most legendary scary fighters in the whole of MMA and not just the UFC. Alex Pereira will be truly tested against someone like Miocic. Of course, he has a little edge of his own in terms of his youth against a 41 year old veteran but he’s still a great fighter.
The GOAT himself
Let’s not forget, the heavyweight division has a king and it’s none other than the MMA icon, Jon Jones. Jones is considered the GOAT of MMA by many observers, experts, and professionals. Currently away due to an injury, Jones reacted to the knockout himself.
But if he were to fight ‘Poatan’ it would be a match of great power. While Alex Pereira is a highly skilled kick-boxer, Jones is well rounded in all spheres of the sport giving him the edge when it comes to wrestling or Jiu-Jitsu. Something we’ve not seen a lot of out of Pereira in the Octagon. Would he be able to take on the greatest? There’s no way to tell. Who would you have your money on?
