Alex Pereira: Fighting Magomed Ankalaev in Abu Dhabi 'Not Best for Me'
Alex Pereira doesn’t like the timing of a potential clash against Magomed Ankalaev in Abu Dhabi.
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@AlexPereiraUFC vs me Abu Dhabi
— Magomed Ankalaev (@AnkalaevM) April 14, 2024
@AlexPereiraUFC congratulation, l will stop in the first round by knockout @danawhite @Mickmaynard2 the man doesn’t have a chin
— Magomed Ankalaev (@AnkalaevM) April 14, 2024
The UFC’s annual pay-per-view card in Abu Dhabi is set to go down on Oct. 26. However, Pereira, who is also eyeing a move to heavyweight, wants to fight sooner if another light heavyweight title defense is what's next for him.
"I don't want to fight at the end of the year, I want to fight sooner, so maybe that shows [Ankalaev] won't be ready. I don't know why he said that, this guy is complicated,” Pereira recently told MMAFighting.com.
“Honestly, I have to see what’s best. I’m here to fight, but I don’t understand best about other things like where is best [to fight] and where isn’t. If I have to fight there, I will, but if it’s not a date I want, then it’s not best for me. I can say no.”
Ankalaev is coming off a knockout win over Johnny Walker in January and is undefeated in his last 12 outings.
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