Alex Pereira Teases UFC 301 Fight

UFC light-heavyweight champion Alex Pereira has uploaded a cryptic video which teases a potential shock place on this weekend's pay-per-view card. UFC 301 will take place at Farmasi Arenasee in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The main event sees Alexandre Pantoja defend his title against rising star Steve Erceg. The flyweight champion comes into the bout off the back of a unanimous decision victory against Brandon Royval at UFC 296 back in December. The co-main sees former featherweight champion Jose Aldo make a shock return to the MMA cage and is scheduled to fight Jonathan Martinez in a bantamweight bout. 

While MMA fans are intrigued by those two showdowns, it's fair to say that the card isn't as stacked compared to previous pay-per-view cards, with Pereira appearing to tease a possible spot on this weekend's card despite fighting less than a month ago. The Brazilian star needed just a few minutes to knock out Jamahal Hill at UFC 300 in Las Vegas, knocking the American down with a brutal left hook before ending the fight with a barrage of punches.

Pereira, 36, has got the MMA world beaming with joy after he teased he could be featuring on Saturday night in his home country. Taking to Instagram, the Brazilian uploaded a video and captioned it: "Breaking News" and accompanied the caption with the UFC 301 hashtag. While nothing has been confirmed, the former Middleweight Champion was seen signing what appeared to be a contract before being handed a pair of black shorts.  That was then followed by a pre-fight photoshoot, where Pereira was filmed shadowboxing and looking as fast as ever.

That said, eagle-eyed fans would've noticed that the 36-year-old had some sort of tape on both feet. The footage also shows Pereira throwing a quick leg kick before reaching down to his toes and appearing to be in some slight discomfort. Before his clash with Hill at 300, 'Poatan' announced he suffered a broken toe during his camp for the recent light-heavyweight title bout, with him posting the gruesome footage of the moment the injury occurred on his Instagram account.

Following the epic main event last month, the 36-year-old made a shock callout of Tom Aspinall and revealed he wanted to make his heavyweight debut at UFC 301. However, MMA legend Bisping believes he should avoid the Brit. However, his manager, Jorge Guimaraes recently told MMA Fighting that his client will not be fighting this weekend and believes Pereira needs time to recover before rather than competing at UFC 301. Read More About Alex Pereira Teases UFC 301 Fight

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