Pereira excited about LHW debut against Blachowicz: ”Was waiting for him”

Alex Pereira will take on Jan Blachowicz at UFC 291. Photo via Instagram (@alexpoatanpereira)

Former middleweight champion Alex Pereira will move up in weight to challenge former light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz at UFC 291. The fight will take place in Salt Lake City on July 29.

On his YouTube channel the Brazilian striker commented on the upcoming fight at 205 lbs.

“He is a dangerous guy, an experienced guy, and a guy we know because of my training partner, Glover Teixeira, who fought him. I’m sure training hard and together with Glover, he will pass me a lot of stuff for sure like he is always doing,” Pereira said.

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Alex Pereira: ”It’s a good first fight”

The 35-year-old Brazilian, who was enormous as a middleweight, claimed that the experienced Blachowicz is a perfect introduction to the light heavyweight division.

“Everybody knows Blachowicz is a dangerous guy, an all-rounder, but I think it’s a good first fight for me,” Pereira said.

“When I saw my first fight, some people will think, ‘Oh, that’s an easy opponent.’ No. All of you know my story. I was Middleweight champ. So, for sure, they wanted to give me one of the Top 5 ranked. For me, it wasn’t a surprise. We were negotiating a while, I was waiting for him. So, that’s it.”

Blachowicz is 1-1-1 in his last three fights, with a loss against Glover Teixeira, a TKO win (knee injury) against Aleksandar Rakic, and a draw against Magomed Ankalaev.

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