Sharing the squared circle with UFC star, Alex Pereira for four rounds last year in the pair’s highly-ancitipated sparring match, Chinese heavyweight boxing favorite, Zhilei Zhang has claimed the Brazilian’s blistering power would most deifnitely make the translation to the heavyweight division.
Pereira, a former undisputed middleweight champion and the current light heavyweight gold holder, most recently headlined UFC 303 at the end of last month during International Fight Week.
Racking up his second successful defense of the 205lbs crown, Sao Paulo native, Pereira felled Jiri Prochazka with a thunderous second round knockout courtesy of a massive high-kick, handing the former champion his second loss by KO since November of last year.