Alex Pereira is on course for a UFC title shot. The impressive middleweight seems the obvious choice to next face champion Israel Adesanya thanks to three impressive victories in the Octagon, including—most recently—a brutal KO over Sean Strickland.
Pereira’s chances of facing ‘The Last StyleBender’ are also aided by the fact the pair have a storied history.
The Brazilian holds two victories over Adesanya from their time competing in GLORY kickboxing. One of those victories is a knockout (the only KO loss of Adesanya’s combat sports career).
Adesanya knows full well that Pereira is being fast-tracked to a title shot.