Top UFC middleweight Sean Strickland explained why the promotion’s light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira won't return to the middleweight division to fight Dricus du Plessis.
Alex’s big ass ain’t going back down to 185, dude. As a welterweight that moved up to 185, once you get used to that weight class, the thought of going back down sounds miserable. I think Alex should figh꧑t du Plessis at 205 pounds any day of the week.
Sean Strickland
Earlier, UFC middleweight champion du Plessis's coach, Morne Visser, stated that the fighter is ready to face Pereira in the light heavywe༺ight divisionꦫ at the December event.
It’s worth noting that on October 5, Pereira will defend his title against American Khalil Rountree at UFC 307. The Brazilian fighter boas🀅ts an 🌟impressive record of 11 wins and two losses.
On August 18, at UFC 305, Dricus du Plessis defeated ꦯNew Zealander Israel Adesanya 𒉰via submission in the fourth round, improving his record to 22 wins and two losses.