Alex Pereira became the new middleweight champion of the world by defeating Israel Adesanya in a tense match at Madison Square Garden.
Now that Pereira is the champion, she has several exciting matches with massive star power ahead of her. Most importantly, the rematch Israel Adesanya – despite having beaten him multiple times in kickboxing, Pereira will most likely have to beat the Nigerian-Kivi, who also has the air of a “Last Style Bender” in the middleweight division.
If this doesn’t happen right away, hamzat chimaev will be waiting for him. After Pereira’s spectacular win, Chimaev posted a series of tweets that showed him wanting to fight the Brazilian. Now, in shocking news, something deeper has been revealed by the middleweight champion himself in his appearance at The MMA Hour.
pereira He does not speak English – therefore, what he said was put forward by his trainer. His trainer explained to Helwani that the Swede initially wanted to fight “Poatan” at 10 am.pearl In December, less than a month after his brutal weight loss for the UFC 281 game, which was almost too soon for an endorsement. Instead Pereira suggested something else – “[I told my manager] Tell the UFC I’ll challenge him to fight me in 205. [pounds] at UFC Rio [in January].’ Chimaev didn’t want to.”
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Khamzat Chimaev trashed claims that he turned down the fight by champion Alex Pereira in Brazil
Given the situation, Khamzat Chimaev was rushed to the scene almost immediately to deny Pereira’s allegations and clarify his own version of the story. He wrote, “Wtf… I asked them about this fight in Brazil, fake belt fake Coach fake fighter.”
That’s an interesting turn of events – it was quite unlikely that the UFC would approve a fight for Pereira almost two months after his fight with Adesanya. However, there seems to be something missing from the picture here – both fighters allegedly offered to fight each other back in January.
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Fans will be in for a big surprise if this matchup happens! Pereira is a knockout performer, but Chimaev, who managed to take down Gilbert Burns, is certainly not incompetent. What’s in the Swede’s favor is his superior wrestling, which he can use to quell any attack from the Brazilian. We’ll wait to see if this fight is booked anytime soon – definitely, Veal White also this mega fight should be on your radar.
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