Alex Pereira and Dricus du Plessis were verbally corresponded to a title fight after they met each other behind the scenes on Saturday evening.
The light-heavyweight champion traveled to Sydney to Corner Sean Strickland in the main event of UFC 312. Unfortunately, Pereira's advice was not enough to turn the result of their first meeting, where Du Plessis is his rival nose in a dominant near Sweep On the scorecards of the jury.
However, it seems that the visit of the Brazilian was not completely wasted when he met Du Plessis after the show and seemed to agree with a title fight. However, the couple cannot do much, because Pereira is due to Magomed Ankalaev on UFC 313 in less than a month.
Alex Pereira claims that Dricus Du Persis corresponded to title fight after Backstage Run-in
According to Full Send MMA there was a short interaction behind the scenes between Alex Pereira and Dricus du Plessis after the main event of UFC 312. The couple are bitter enemies, but she prevented a language barrier from exchanging many words.
Coach Pilino Cruz spoke with full shipping, could explain exactly what had happened while translating to Pereira. “Alex was in the cage there,” he said after Pereira spoke with the camera in Portuguese. “And Dricus looked at him and asked:” Is there no one else? '
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“Of course he doesn't understand because he doesn't speak English. Then he came and asked me what happened, I told him that he actually challenged him, so luckily we walked down, Dricus had the belt and Alex said, “Oh, I heard you called me.”
“Dricus said 'yes' and then Alex said' let it happen at 205 '. Dricus looked, thought a bit and said,' So let's see if he will run back on his words … let's go super fight see. “
When host Seany Mac asked if Ankalaev du Plessis would be the next, Pereira replied via Cruz: “Absolutely, of course we were focused before March 8. But seeing how this happened now, we couldn't let it pass, so we shake the hand, so we shake the hand. We act. Chama. “
Dricus Du Plessis opens over Alex Pereira fight
During the press conference after the fight, Du Plessis was asked for his view of what had happened during the incidents, both backstage and in the Octagon. He noticed that it was funny how Pereira could not fully understand the callout, even though he brilliantly mentions it.
“Yes, he came up and said:” Did you challenge me? “”, Du Plessis, explained. “I had something like” I did the entire film scene and everything “and then he is” you have chases me? “That is a bit anti-climactic, but certainly, yes.
“I said” yes, I'll challenge you, “but I have the world of respect for Alex Pereira. I think he is the best pound-for-pound hunter in the world, I have the most respect for him and what he did in the UFC in a short period of time.
“To get out of another sport and what he did there is incredible. But I want to share the Octagon with that man and I have defeated Adesanya who defeated him, I know I can beat him and with 205LB, 100 percent. “
Du Plessis, however, it says that he must first come through Khamzat Chimaev in his own division, while Pereira takes care of Ankalaev. “Khamzat is the first,” he continued. “I said,” Ankalaev, “I didn't have hatred against Ankalaev, I just want to beat Alex Pereira. It is nothing personal.
“It was just that Pereira is already such a legend in this sport for me, so it would be great to beat him for my legacy. I want to be the best to do this ever, but Khamzat is the next one, I want to make sure that this belt, the title of the middleweight, there is no doubt that I am the goat. “
Alex Pereira reportedly 'hated' Dricus du Plessis
Despite the show of respect from Du Plessis, it seems that a bitter feud can brew between the pair below the surface. After all, Pereira flew over the world of a title fight for a month to help his opponent take the belt.
And during the week Sean Strickland said that it was this secret hatred that Pereira drove to make the bizarre movement of travel at the height of Vechtkamp.
“I think Alex is an angry M ——— -,” Strickland said this week during his duties for the fight this week. As Alex is angry and for some reason he hates Dricus. As if I don't know what you did to him, but he hates your guy.
“So it is just like the way he looks at Drus. Sometimes I have something like:” Guy, I fight him dawg, as if it's me, guy. “But yes no, Alex just has that hatred in his heart and He is a good guy, so he's there, I had something like: “Let's get up, let's get it in.”
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