Nothing stands in the way of Alex Pereira crosses to boxing for a fight with Oleksandr Usyk.
On Wednesday, UFC boss Dana White announced that he is launching a boxing liga with Turki Alalshikh.
The news came just a few weeks after the best heavyweight from Boxing 'Patan' called for a 'Show Fight' pension.
Of course it is a scrap in which Alex Pereira is interested, of which he now believes it has a real opportunity to happen.
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Alex Pereira offers Oleksandr Usyk Vecht Details
Pereira has the non-ZO-Klein task to defend its light heavyweight belt against MamGomed Ankalaev on UFC 313 on Saturday evening.
Yet he is happy to look ahead to what the next one can be when he gets through the striping Russian competition.
In an ideal world, the Brazilian fan favorite will cross to boxing later this year to combat Oleksandr Usyk.
“I jumped with joy when I saw the announcement,” said Pereira in Portuguese on UFC 313 Media Day.
He added: “Maybe September. Saudi Arabia. I was the first to show interest, and then Utyk showed interest. And now we must see the importance of the organizations. I'm ready. “
Dana White excludes crossover battles
White wants to keep his boxing and MMA companies completely separate, so that does not mean crossover fights.
During a recent performance on the Pat McAfee show, the UFC -CEOo was asked about Pereira vs Usyk and other crossover boxing matches that flourished.
“No, never,” said White.
“I'm sure there are guys who want to box, but I literally don't want to see that.
“We keep the boxers in boxing and the MMA boys in MMA.”
White has always been against crossover fights. The only time he made an exception was when Conor McGregor earned $ 100 million to combat Floyd Mayweather in the appropriate name 'Money Fight' eight years ago.
Since then, many UFC stars have shown interest in boxing, but white seems like the whole idea.
Only the time will learn or the fight of Pereira with Usyk will be able to convince White to change his posture.
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