Discover about: Dana White on Alex Pereira — ‘It’s a upright disaster to hang with a man tackle him’

Dana White isn’t always a fan of fighters having a stare to transfer up and down in weight divisions — however the UFC boss admits that it’s far going to also objective be a tantalising prospect when it involves Alex Pereira.

The Brazilian, who has been the reigning UFC gentle heavyweight champion since final November and who has furthermore previously held the organisation’s middleweight championship, has objective these days made noises just a few possible transfer to heavyweight in a uncover to turn into the UFC’s first-ever three-division world champion, as neatly as warning 185-pound champion Dricus du Plessis that he furthermore has designs on his gold.

And whereas White most steadily prefers athletes on his roster to remain the build they are, he admits that with Pereira it’s far an enticing option.

“He’s f*cking unpleasant, that’s my rob on him,” White instantaneous the media, including The Mac Lifestyles, on Tuesday in Las Vegas. “He needs to transfer up, he needs to transfer down. That’s why americans love him. Those are they produce of fighters that americans love. Pereira needs to fight all americans.

“The part that’s immense about it’s far, first of all I mentioned a minute within the past it’s why all americans loves him and it’s immense, on the opposite hand it furthermore presents us a ton of choices that, as we’re matchmaking, ‘should tranquil we attain this, should tranquil we attain that.’ It’s a upright disaster to hang with a man tackle him.

“How about he’s on vacation in Australia and accepts a final-minute fight [at UFC 303]. All the pieces about Alex Pereira is what makes followers totally love the fellow.

“All of these guys are battling time, they all battle time. We’re lawful gonna have to request what happens over the next couple of months. There’s alternative fights occurring in these weight lessons. First Stipe and Jones needs to happen, then we decide out the build we trip there. Aspinall is clearly the next guy that should accept the next title shot, and we’ll request how all this performs out.”