Those who want to hear the breaking news on Alex Pereira’s next fight may have to tune into Nina Drama’s UFC 332 Kick stream to get it.
That’s according to UFC CEO Dana White, who recently promised to announce the fight there if an Instagram video with Nina got 25,000 comments.
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“25,000 comments and you’ll announce it on my Kick stream? This Saturday? In Salt Lake?” Nina asked.
“Yes,” Dana replied.
Nine hours after being posed, the Instagram video already has 28,500 comments.
Good for Nina, kinda annoying for “Poatan” fans who have been watching Alex Pereira’s social media accounts where he clearly wants to reveal his next opponent.
“It’s coming,” Pereira captioned his latest video. “Good news, that’s right, a big challenge. Like I told you, if I hadn’t taken risks in all my fights, I wouldn’t be who I am today.”
Pereira had been pushing hard for an immediate rematch against Ciryl Gane for the undisputed UFC heavyweight title. But Gane was booked to fight Josh Hokit in the main event of UFC 334 on November 14th at Madison Square Garden. So who’s left for Pereira?
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No. 4 ranked Alexander Volkov is set to fight No. 5 ranked Rizvan Kuniev at UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi. No. 7 ranked Curtis Blaydes just fought at Noche UFC last month. So that leaves No. 2 ranked Sergei Pavlovich available to fight the No. 3 ranked Pereira.
Nothing is confirmed yet, but we’re hearing a lot of chatter about Pereira vs. Pavlovich. It makes sense as the perfect contender bout for whoever emerges from UFC 334’s Hokit vs. Gane title fight. So maybe skip that Nina Drama stream, enjoy UFC 334, and we’ll let you know what’s been announced here to moment it’s official.
