Alex Pereira offers to fight at UFC 305 in stunning August return after big win at UFC 303: ‘This guy is crazy’

Following his devastating knockout victory over former champion Jiri Prochazka at UFC 303 last weekend, undisputed light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira has already staked his claim to a fight in just two months at UFC 305 in Perth, Australia.

Pereira, the current undisputed light heavyweight champion and former undisputed middleweight gold holder, claimed a second career victory over the aforementioned Prochazka this past weekend, defeating the Czech top contender with a stunning second-round knockout with a high kick.

Alex Pereira Already Planning Return to UFC 305 in Australia

And having returned to sparring in Danbury, Connecticut, just two days after his stunning victory at UFC 303 – Pereira, who received a special $303,000 post-fight bonus for his UFC 303 victory, is already planning a return in just two months, according to his head coach.

“Alex Pereira is definitely fighting in the second half of 2024, 100 percent,” Plinio Cruz told MMA Fighting. “They’re going to come up with something in the next couple of months — this guy is crazy, maybe that’s why he trained (two days after UFC 303). He said, ‘Listen, this is my second sparring before my fight for Perth, I want to fight on that card.’ I said, ‘No, no, no. Hit the brakes a little bit. I wouldn’t be surprised (if Alex Pereira fights at UFC 305). He’s crazy, bro — maybe, you never know.”

UFC 305 already has a firm headliner and is expected to be headlined by an undisputed middleweight title fight – pitting current boxer Dricus du Plessis against returning former two-time champion Israel Adesanya – who has been criticised on social media for his nonchalant reaction to arch-rival Pereira’s knockout win over Prochazka during International Fight Week,

In terms of potential opponents for Pereira next, the Sao Paulo finisher has staked his claim for a long-awaited heavyweight climb and has drawn criticism from the likes of Magomed Ankalaev, while his former opponent Jan Blachowicz has also claimed to have a counterbalance to the Brazilian’s apparent “magic”.

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