Alex Pereira and Tom Aspinall have teased a battle for some time now. This time, Aspinall came up with an interesting idea to counter Pereira’s striking prowess. These two fearsome champions could one day share the cage in a mouth-watering mouth clash. The British fighter already revealed exactly what tactics he’d implement.
On July 27, Tom Aspinall will collide with Curtis Blaydes in an eagerly-anticipated rematch at UFC 304 in Manchester, UK. While he’s focused on his American adversary, the world is already looking ahead to a massive showdown with Alex Pereira. Aspinall recently spoke with Jamal Niaz. When asked how he would tackle Pereira’s threat, the UFC interim heavyweight champ had a clear answer.
The bell would go and I d f***ing run across full blast and rugby tackle him. First 10 seconds of the fight.
Tom Aspinall via JNMEDIAUK
The heavyweight further stressed the fact that he has a deadly ‘spear‘ that helps him take down his opponents. However, Aspinall also pointed out that going for a takedown can be very dangerous. It can even lead to get him knocked out. For years, Aspinall trained hard just for an opportunity to get the heavyweight gold. He even trained with Tyson Fury to absorb what makes him such a great boxer.
Tom Aspinall says if he fought Alex Pereira he’d attempt a takedown within the first 10 seconds of the fight 😅
“The bell would go, and I’d f***ing run across full blast and rugby tackle him. First ten seconds of the fight.”
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— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) July 19, 2024
Meanwhile, ‘Poatan’ has destroyed many good fighters with his fearsome striking. It comes as no surprise that the Englishman has a lot of respect for the 205-pound King. However, while he admires the Brazilian, that doesn’t mean he wouldn’t love the opportunity to go head-to-head with him. Aspinal even admits that he wouldn’t refrain from using his ferocious physical power.
Alex Pereira opens up about moving to a higher-weight class
Alex Pereira has erupted as an unstoppable force on the roster. Within just a span of 2 years, the Brazilian became the middleweight and the light heavyweight champion. Pereira went against Jiri Porchazka at UFC 303, where he finished the fight with a clinical head kick.
Joe Rogan taking octagon interview of Alex Pereira at UFC 303 (via MSN)Following that win, fan favorite UFC commentator Joe Rogan took Alex Pereira’s octagon interview. Rogan asked him about his game plan coming to the Prochazka fight. Along with that, the popular podcast host asked about the Brazilian potential move to the heavyweight division.
I think that’s in my future.. I said it the last time I was here… I’m here, I’m available, and I do think that’s in my future.
Alex Pereira via UFC 303 octagon interview
With that win, Pereira recorded his second light heavyweight title defense while extending his winning streak to four. There have been numerous speculations about Pereira’s next step at the UFC. Light heavyweight contenders like Magomed Ankalaev have been calling out Poatan for some time now.
There are also speculations that he will go in for a Jon Jones fight next. However, nothing is official at this time. It remains to be seen how the UFC proceeds with such a lucrative fight available to the Brazilian knockout artist.
