SYDNEY – Alex Pereira and UFC president Dana White seem to be on the same page as far as which division “Poatan” belongs in. Following the conclusion of the UFC 293 main event Saturday in Sydney, Pereira (8-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) indicated he’s no longer pursuing a middleweight return. “Seems like my plans to go down one more time to middleweight ran out…,” Pereira wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. Seems like my plans to go down one more time to Middleweight ran out… — Alex “Poatan” Pereira (@AlexPereiraUFC) September 10, 2023 Whether it’s his opponent-turned-training partner Sean Strickland holding the 185-pound title or rival Israel Adesanya no longer having the gold he wants (or some combination of the two), Pereira didn’t expand on his reasoning for sticking at 205 pounds. That said, UFC president Dana White’s thought line runs parallel
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Alex Pereira back to middleweight after UFC 293? Fighter, Dana White on same wavelength – MMA Junkie