Missed the latest updates in the MMA world? Well, worry not as we are back with another installment of the MMA roundup where we summarize all the latest important news of the fight world in bite-sized pieces. We will start it with Alex Pereira, who appears to have revealed the date of his next match and his outing at the heavyweight division.

We will move on to Tracy Cortez, who is readying herself to take on Rose Namajunas at the UFC Fight Night Denver. and finally, we will end our Roundup with Daniel Cormier, who has a different take on the Goat debate. So without any further ado, let’s get started.

Alex Pereira opens up about his next match

Alex Pereira has been on the roll recently. The light heavyweight champion defended his title back-to-back within 4 months and that too against top contenders such as Jamahal Hill and Jiri Prochazka. Without a doubt, Pereira is on the list to become the biggest star to have ever come out of the promotion. Well, what’s next for the champ? Will he jump to the heavyweight division after conquering both the middleweight and the light heavyweight division?

Well, ‘Poatan’ answered the question in his conversation on his YouTube handle: “It doesn’t interest me to fight [Tom Aspinall] at the moment. To be honest, heavyweight isn’t my objective, it isn’t my main focus… I’m talking positions. I think I’m in another position now. It doesn’t make sense for me to dispute [fight for the] interim belt.”

He further stated, “I want to rest a little, evolve my training. But I think December would be a good date for me. November or December. But before November, I don’t want to go back [to fighting]. I want to rest and evolve.” Pereira demands a bit of a rest time before his next bout. Well, now that we know about the timing of his return, let us move on to Tracy Cortez, who seems to be a bit emotional.

Tracy Cortez’s emotional moment after the Denver weigh-ins

UFC Denver was supposed͏ to witness the clash between Maycee Barber ͏and Rose͏ Namajunas; however, ͏Barber had to pull out of the fight as her medical team wanted her to rest. Tracy Cortez stepped in on short notice ͏to face the former champ. During͏ the we͏igh͏-ins, Cortez was slightly overweight, weighing in at 125.5 lbs. She had to cut her hair to make weight.

Well, that was an emotional moment for Cortez, as she nearly broke down while having a conversation with ESPN backstage. “Yeah, you know, normally I was ahead of schedule for my original fight and had to push everything. With that one, what was it, 0.5? I was like, no hesitation, I’m going to do whatever it takes. There’s a big opportunity, and it’d be a shame to miss it by just 0.5,” confessed Cortez.

Well, Cortez is riding a five-fight winning streak in the UFC and another win might get her close to the title race. Regardless, let us move on to another piece of news surrounding Alex Pereira.

Daniel Cormier goes against Kamaru Usman on Pereira P4P debate

Kamaru Usman and Henry Cejudo recently sat with each other on their P4P podcast. While having a conversation about pound-for-pound fighters, ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ asserted that Alex Pereira still had to achieve many things before he could be considered a top fighter and these words might have struck deep into Cormier’s heart, who is a big fan of ‘Poatan’.

The former dual-weight champion on his YouTube handle went against Usman saying, “Kamaru Usman is wrong…While I agree with you Kamaru… he does not seem to have a pound-for-pound style… but the style that he has is pound-for-pound because it is proven.”

Well, Alex Pereira’s MMA career started with UFC and since then he has been a force to reckon with, as he has been defeated only once by Israel Adesanya. What’s your take on Cormier’s comment? State your thoughts in the comments below.