LAS VEGAS – Alex Pereira is a man of few words, but clearly, his confidence does not lack. Three days out from his UFC 313 main event Saturday at T-Mobile Arena, Pereira (12-2 MMA, 9-1 UFC ) admits his stock may never have been higher. A global superstar who may be the promotion’s big active cash cow not named Jon Jones, Pereira embraces the tag. “I believe so,” Pereira told MMA Junkie and other reporters through an interpreter at a news conference Wednesday, when asked if he’s the sport’s biggest star. “I had a busy year with great success. I just keep doing this work, and I believe so.” Given his current standing in the sport, Pereira recognizes the attention and finances that a super fight could bring him.
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