Ahead of his return to action this weekend in a light heavyweight title fight at UFC 307, defending star, Alex Pereira has squashed his long-standing beef with former title challenger, Anthony Smith ahead of his clash in Salt Lake City — claiming there is “no malice” between the duo.
Pereira, a former undisputed middleweight kingpin and the current light heavyweight titleholder, has been sidelined since he took headlining honors on short notice at UFC 303 back in June, landing a second round high-kick knockout win over former two-time foe and ex-champion, Jiri Prochazka.
As for Smith, the Nebraska veteran most recently took on Roman Dolidze on that same International Fight Week card, in search of a title fight with Pereira, before dropping a decision loss to the Georgian.