Alex Pereira wants to be a simultaneous two-division UFC champion by taking down middleweight titleholder Dricus du Plessis.
Pereira won the 185-pound title in November 2022 but lost it in a rematch to Israel Adesanya before moving up a division and making his way to the 205-pound gold. Pereira is slated to defend his throne next against Khalil Rountree Jr., but reaffirmed his intention to cut an extra 20 pounds again after his UFC 307 clash on Oct. 5.
“I’m focused on my next fight and I’m going prepared but you never know what can happen,” Pereira wrote on social media Monday night. “So regardless of the result, I want to go down one more time to the middleweight and go for the belt. Hey Dricus, bring your will to fight me so you can prove that you are better than me, with your public statement it is easy to make this happen. Chama.”
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Alex Pereira willing to cut ‘one more time’ to middleweight to face Dricus du Plessis; ‘DDP’ responds - MMA Fighting
