Alex Pereira is happy with how UFC is treating him, and part of that is the new deal her received from the promotion. According to the light-heavyweight champ, he just signed an eight-fight contract last Friday.
Pereira will be defending his gold against its former owner, Jamahal Hill, on April 13 at UFC 300. This will mark his first title defense for the belt and his comeback after appearing in the octagon last November against Jiří Procházka. This, nonetheless, is not the only good news for the Brazilian.
As “Poatan” shared, he finally signed a contract with the promotion last week. According to the fighter, the long-term contract became possible through his character, which was witnessed by the promotion in his past fights.
“Starting this fight, there’s eight more,” Pereira said on a recent episode of The MMA Hour. “My relationship with the UFC is very good. I’m very grateful how the UFC and my management team get together. They’ve been doing great things together. I think the UFC also appreciates who I am because I’m a composed guy, I’m focused, and I deliver.”
His first fight was originally scheduled for UFC 301, which will be in Brazil. According to the fighter, nonetheless, UFC called his team to offer an earlier date, which they accepted. Of course, knowing the past injury of his opponent, Pereira couldn’t but wonder how it would work out for Hill. “Sweet Dreams” already dismissed concerns about this, and if that really is the case, Pereira said he’s ready to fight.
“I didn’t know it was such a long recovery for that,” Pereira said. “People have been speculating. Even for the card in Brazil. We’ve known for a while now we were fighting in Brazil, and it was like, ‘Is he going to be ready?’ But we’ve got a little bit more than a month for the fight. If he feels he’s ready and he’s trained, then let’s do it.”
