Cormier reveals the UFC had a contingency plan for UFC 307.
. The light heavyweight title fight between Alex Pereira and Khalil Rountree Jr. made up for it all with four rounds of nail-biting action, culminating in one of the
"I was talking to his manager and his coach after the fight, and they said, they told the UFC, 'We're gonna go to Salt Lake. We're gonna try to train, but we may pull out.' ... The UFC said to him, 'That would suck, but let us know how it goes, because we have two title fights and we'll elevate one if that's what we need to do.'"During his post-fight scrum, Pereira revealed a litany of issues plagued his fight camp.
"I was in Brazil about over a month ago, I had some problems with my Visa. ... Finally, I made it back to the US. ... In the meantime, I was on antibiotics, I had a fever, I had a bad throat... Also going back, when I was in Brazil I hurt my rib. It was an injury I had about a year ago and it came back. ... Also the ligament in my toe that was hurting for UFC 300, that came back."
Pereira remains one of the most active champions in UFC history and should be a good candidate for fighter of the year. Fans should expect 'Poatan' back in action in five to six months time.Dana White's Contender Series Week 9 Preview & Full Betting OddsMathew is a UK-based combat sports journalist and graphic designer. He joined MMAKO when it was first founded in 2023. Find his work on The Fight Fanatic & Heavy on UFC. He can be contacted on mr@thefightfanatic.
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