Alex Pereira is no longer interested in fighting Jake Paul after the FaceTime Face-Off of the couple last summer.
The beloved UFC Light-heavy Weight Champion will be facing Magomed Ankalaev on UFC 313 next week in a fight that could see him anything but his division, wipe his division away. He has always had a sharp eye on the boxing ring and after Jake Paul Mike Perry beat Pereira and Paul in July and Paul called each other during a phone call.
Pereira has since been called by Oleksandr UsyK for a crossover champion US champion fight with the former Cruiserweight King. And it seems that he would rather pursue that than a collision against Paul this year.
Alex Pereira claims that he is at a 'different level' than Jake Paul while fighting discussions are simmering
In July it seemed that Alex Pereira wanted to fight Jake Paul in a Bokscrosover after their publicly visible Facetime Call. But with a bloody elbow in an exclusive chat as a ring ambassador, he seems to have completely returned the idea.
“I think that was more for the media, for the hype,” said Pereira about the run-in of the couple last summer. “I don't know if that makes sense. Maybe for an exhibition match or something.
“But to be honest, I am at a different level, that he is now a boxer. He is a man who trains boxing, but I just have the feeling that I am different, at a different level. “
Alex Pereira responds to Oleksandr Usyk Callout
The boxing match that seems to be more logical for Pereira is against undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. The ex-cruiserweight has defeated all newcomers in his short run on top of the ring and called Pereira as one of the last two opponents he would like to face.
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Pereira loves the prospect of a confrontation and added: “I liked that, I clearly said earlier that my desire to box one day and I would like to face the champion, so I think that is the fight that would be logical if I would go.
“But if he is no longer the champion, which makes sense to me to fight where the champion versus champion is.”
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