Pereira Plans To Fight Pavlovich
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Alex Pereira will weigh less for his second heavyweight fight, the UFC 335 co-main event against Sergei Pavlovich.
The winner is in line for a potential title shot against the Ciryl Gane vs. Josh Hokit winner, with Tom Aspinall’s return timeline unclear. Pereira’s heavyweight debut went badly. To counter Pavlovich’s power, he plans to come in lighter. “I’ll be lighter, around 240. I just feel that I’ve gotta be a little lighter,” Pereira.
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Alex considered a return to light heavyweight but says the original plan keeps him at heavyweight: “The plan is to stay at heavyweight, but you never know. I’m not going to be the guy trying to go too much with these heavyweights if I have a different option,” Pereira
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