UFC light heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira has shut the door on a professional boxing match with the polarizing, Jake Paul — claiming the Ohio puncher is only calling him out because he can’t escape his contractual obligations with the Dana White-led promotion.
Pereira, a former undisputed middleweight champion and the current light heavyweight kingpin, defended the 205lbs crown for the third time this year alone earlier this month.
Headlining UFC 307 in Utah, former two-weight champion, Pereira landed a bloody fourth round knockout win over surging challenger, Khalil Rountree at the Delta Center in a back-and-forth showdown, adding to wins over both Jiri Prochazka and Jamahal Hill — both by stoppage this year to boot.