Dana White Calls for Alex Pereira to Save UFC 301 as Major Leak for UFC 300 Contract Comes to Light
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UFC light heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira will be taking on the the former UFC light heavyweight champ, Jamahal Hill at UFC 300. Pereira won his fight against another former champion, Jiri Prochazka, after finishing the champion in the second round. With a dominant performance against a dominant fighter like Prochazka, the Brazilian might seem to feel that his fight against Hill would end in a similar fashion.
Pereira, meanwhile has shown interest in making a quick turnaround to defend his title again at UFC 301 in Brazil if he manages to win against Hill. Now it seems that the UFC CEO, Dana White might be looking to give Pereira’s proposition a chance.
Alex Pereira to possibly headline UFC 301?
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The UFC light heavyweight champion has been aiming to defend his title in Brazil, so given his agreement to headline UFC 300, Pereira and the UFC are said to have come up with an agreement that allows “Poatan” to make a quick turnaround for UFC 301. The UFC seems to be down with the idea of its light heavyweight champ making a 21-day turnaround in case he doesn’t suffer too much damage in his fight against Hill.
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Pereira also claimed that his camp against the former UFC champ won’t be too different from his fight against his opponent for UFC 301. Pereira claims that he has been working on his grappling so that he won’t have much trouble with his next opponent for the next event. Considering that Pereira has been working on his grappling, many fans have assumed that his opponent for UFC 301 could possibly be Magomed Ankalaev.
However, Pereira, despite his impressive performances over his last few fights, still shouldn’t overlook Jamahal Hill considering he was the man who dominated his teammate, Glover Teixeira, to win the Light Heavyweight title. Meanwhile, a UFC insider has offered some insight into “Poatan’s” eagerness to fight in Brazil.
UFC insider talks about Poatan aiming for UFC 301
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During a recent episode of “WEIGHING IN” with Big John McCarthy and Josh Thomson, the latter brought up Alex Periera possibly fighting at the main event of UFC 301. While discussing the topic of UFC 301, Thompson shared details on the arrangement of the contract.
“The Punk” on the podcast episode, stated, “I also heard that what’s his name gets out of Jamal UFC 300 that he wants to be on that card Alex Pereira. I guess apparently that was the part of his contract negotiation if he gets the win and comes out healthy that he’s allowed to fight on that fight card. That was apparently part of his agreement to fighting on 300. So we’ll see.”
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What do you think about the whole narrative of an early return surrounding UFC 301? Do you think that Pereira will come out of the fight with Hill unscathed? And even if he does, is a 21-day turnaround really possible? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
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