Whether it finally ends up being an exhibition bout or not, a hypothetical Alex Pereira vs Oleksandr Usyk would have the world watching. And it appears to be getting increasingly more actual. Pereira, forward of his struggle in opposition to Ankalaev at UFC 313, the place he’ll defend his mild heavyweight belt for the fourth time in a 12 months, has as soon as once more spoken about the opportunity of dealing with the Ukrainian
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“Sooner or later I wish to face Dricus du Plessis or Jon Jones, and even Oleksandr Usyk in boxing. I see it as potential, nevertheless it’s less than me. It depends upon the UFC,” the Brazilian fighter mentioned
Sooner or later I wish to face Dricus du Plessis or Jon Jones, and even Oleksandr Usyk in boxing
‘Poatan’ spoke at UFC 313 Media Day from Las Vegas: “I jumped for pleasure once I noticed the information of the creation of a boxing league (Turki Al-Sheikh in partnership with Dana White and the UFC, ed.) Usyk? September, Saudi Arabia… Who is aware of? I used to be the primary to point out curiosity in that struggle. And now we’ve to see the curiosity of the UFC. I will be prepared for it,” continued the blended martial arts famous person, who additionally has a profitable previous in Glory Kickboxing.
Usyk? September, Saudi Arabia… Who is aware of?
Within the latest previous, Usyk himself opened the door to this potential struggle: “Then, possibly, an exhibition struggle with Alex Pereira. Perhaps… Why not? Alex desires it,” mentioned Usyk. The Ukrainian, who’s hoping to have two extra fights earlier than retiring, sees the Pereira struggle because the final one earlier than hanging up his gloves.
Usyk is unbeaten in skilled boxing and beat Tyson Fury twice in 2024, cementing his standing as the very best heavyweight boxer of his technology. Pereira desires to copy the identical within the UFC… and now Ankalaev stands in his manner. If he beats the Dagestani, it will likely be 4 profitable title defenses in simply over twelve months.
