It appears that Alex
Pereira will be with the
Ultimate Fighting Championship for the foreseeable future.
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The reigning light heavyweight champion revealed Wednesday on
“The MMA Hour” that he signed a new eight-fight
contract with the UFC this past Friday.
“Starting this fight, there’s eight more,” Pereira said. “My
relationship with the UFC is very good. I’m very grateful how the
UFC and my management team get together. They’ve been doing great
things together. I think the UFC also appreciates who I am because
I’m a composed guy, I’m focused and I deliver.”
Pereira, who turns 37 in July, is scheduled to face Jamahal
Hill in the UFC
300 headliner on April 13 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The booking came together at the last minute as the promotion
struggled to find a suitable feature bout for a landmark event.
The former two-division Glory Kickboxing champion has found great
success in the UFC, vanquishing longtime rival Israel
Adesanya to capture middleweight gold before making the move to
205 pounds. After edging Jan
Blachowicz at UFC 291, “Poatan” claimed the vacant light
heavyweight strap with a second-round TKO of Jiri
Prochazka at UFC 295 this past November.