Joe Rogan discusses Alex Pereira’s next UFC move

The concern astatine the apical of the UFC seems beauteous analyzable close now, particularly erstwhile it comes to the heavyweight division. Tom Aspinall's wounded further analyzable things, and it is astatine specified a infinitesimal that an absorbing communicative appears successful which Alex Pereira plays the main role. The Brazilian fighter, besides known by the nickname Poatan, volition participate 2026 arsenic the champion of the airy heavyweight category, aft helium defeated Magomed Ankalaev successful October astatine the UFC 320 lawsuit and began his 2nd word astatine the apical of the 93-kilogram division.

Although the experienced combatant was expected to support the loop against names similar Carlos Ulberg, the 38-year-old himself has somewhat antithetic plans. For immoderate clip now, helium has been openly talking astir moving to the heavyweight division, which has caused galore reactions successful martial arts circles. Rumors astir the determination besides reached Joe Rogan, who talked astir everything successful his JRE podcast.

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According to the long-time commentator, determination is simply a anticipation that the large batsman could effort his manus against Cyril Gane. The thought came astir aft erstwhile combatant Josh Thomson projected an interim rubric match, fixed the uncertainty surrounding Aspinall's oculus injury, caused by a digit poke astatine the UFC 321 lawsuit successful October.

"There's a batch of speech astir him warring astatine heavyweight," Rogan said of Pereira. "There's besides a batch of speech astir him perchance warring Cyril Gane. I don't cognize however close that is, I haven't spoken to Dan White astir it. But it's not an illogical move."

The well-known commentator past emphasized the carnal predispositions of the Brazilian. “He's 240 lbs (109 kg) close now. And implicit 240 lbs!” added Rogan, intelligibly alluding to the information that Poatan could easy lucifer the biggest names successful the heavyweight division.

At the extremity came the loudest statement. "There's nary uncertainty astir it, this feline tin sound retired heavyweights. There's nary uncertainty astir that. He punches harder than anyone they've ever recorded." Such words further fueled the imaginativeness of fans, who are present eagerly awaiting the determination of the UFC and Dana White.