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Usyk-Pereira superfight may become a reality: UFC champion “jumped for joy”

The fight between Ukrainian boxing super champion Oleksandr Usyk and Brazilian mixed martial arts star Alex Pereira is getting closer to becoming a reality. This was reported by Komersant ukrainskyi.

The day before, on March 5, UFC boss Dana White and Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Entertainment and Sports Turki Al-Sheikh announced the launch of a new boxing organization. The sports officials have a very ambitious goal – to redefine boxing on a global scale and change the boxing world forever. They want boxing champions to be referred to without the abbreviations of currently known promotions in their titles, which means unification and centralization of the boxing world.

However, these Napoleonic plans can also have very clear “down-to-earth” dimensions that will guarantee the new organization huge profits right from the start. For example, the Brazilian UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira was very happy about the creation of the production. The fact is that he has recently been dreaming of having a boxing match with Ukrainian super champion Oleksandr Usyk and even received a preliminary consent for such a fight. And the news of a new boxing organization led by Dana White made him think that this fight could actually happen.

“I jumped for joy when I saw the news. Who knows? Maybe in September in Saudi Arabia… First, I expressed my interest in a fight with Usyk, and then he responded in kind. It remains only to see if the organizations are interested in this. I’m ready at any time,”

– pereira wrote on social media.

Usyk has not yet responded to this post, but it is known that he has not previously refused to fight Pereira.

“A showdown with Alex Pereira? Why not?”

– usyk told reporters earlier.

Pereira is defending his UFC title once again this Sunday, March 9. Usyk does not currently have any fights officially scheduled. So, hypothetically, if the parties agree, the fight between Usyk and Pereira could indeed take place in the fall. However, there is one obstacle to this – the position of the UFC boss himself and the functionary of the newly created boxing organization, Dana White, who is supposedly categorically against mixing fighters and sports.

But there is one favorable factor for such a fight, namely the big money that its organizers can earn. The Usyk-Pereira fight will definitely be the hit of the season, which will attract the attention of both boxing and mixed martial arts fans. So Dana White has a lot to think about, and he’s most likely already doing so.

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Who is Alex Pereira?

Alex Pereira is a mixed martial arts fighter who has come a long way from a difficult childhood to the top of the world.

He was born in Brazil, in one of the poorest neighborhoods of São Paulo, and from an early age he faced the realities of living in unfavorable conditions. Growing up in poverty, he dropped out of school as a teenager and got a job at a construction site and then in a repair shop. He became addicted to alcohol and gradually drank himself to death, but found the strength to overcome this addiction through sports.

In 2009, Pereira decided to take up kickboxing, and it quickly became clear that he had a real talent. Pereira progressed rapidly and eventually became one of the best kickboxers in the world. He won the Glory championship belt twice, making him a household name in the martial arts world.

Despite his success in kickboxing, he decided to try his hand at MMA, although many doubted whether he would be able to adapt. But within a few years, he became the UFC middleweight champion, defeating Israel Adesanya, whom he had already beaten in kickboxing.

Today, Pereira is the UFC light heavyweight champion, one of the most dangerous strikers in mixed martial arts, and one of the biggest stars in the MMA world. But his story is not only about fighting, but also about overcoming his own weaknesses and striving to change his life.