Alex Pereira continues to placed on weight, and now has followers considering {that a} potential heavyweight transfer may very well be within the playing cards — which would definitely seize the curiosity of UFC heavyweight titleholder Tom Aspinall.
As of now, Aspinall or Pereira, the previous UFC mild heavyweight and middleweight champion, are at present awaiting their subsequent battle bulletins. Talking with former heavyweight fighter Stefan Struve, Aspinall was requested about Pereira’s viral movies the place he continues to placed on weight. In his latest weigh-in on Instagram, “Poatan” was 110.25 kgs, which equates to 243.05 kilos.
“So far as he’s involved, I feel that… if I used to be him, I’d need to get a rematch and get the sunshine heavyweight belt again,” Aspinall advised UFC op EuroSport. “However I’m not him, so I don’t know. I don’t know.
“However I feel the load factor, the man and his staff know what they’re doing on social media. They know the best way to make headlines, which is nice. I feel, so far as I’m conscious, that’s fairly regular for him and different huge mild heavyweights to stand up to 240, 250. So I don’t know. Perhaps he’s simply teasing it, perhaps he’ll be in. I do not know.”
Within the dialog with Struve, Aspinall did say he had a battle locked in, however wouldn’t reveal who it’s. Pereira not too long ago advised MMA Preventing that he’s targeted on a rematch towards Magomed Ankalaev.
Whether or not it’s Pereira, or Ciryl Gane, or Derrick Lewis, Aspinall is prepared for anyone to share the octagon with.
“Any battle is fascinating to me,” Aspinall stated. “I don’t want a lot to be enticed right into a battle with someone. I’m the simplest man. Simply inform me who I’m combating, and I’m in.
