"I haven't really thought about it yet. If it drags on for a long time, I'd rather defend the belt. If I fight at heavyweight and get injured, when do I defend my belt? I don't want to hold up the division. When I called for a heavyweight fight at UFC 301, I was too optimistic. But I have two broken toes on both feet.... It's complicated. I don't want to hold up the flyweight division. Of course, it would be cool to fight at heavyweight at UFC 301 and then make a title defense at flyweight," MMA Fighting quoted Pereira as saying.
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