"I didn't agree to this fight. This guy trains with me every day at the Xtreme Couture gym. He agreed to the fight, but I didn't. In my opinion, this is not the time to fight him. If he agreed, that's his problem. I was really surprised that he agreed because I consider him a training partner and a friend. I see it's not like that for him," Pereira said in a video posted on his social networks.
Recall, earlier it was reported that Pereira and Dolidze will fight on UFC On ESPN 57.