Pereira is ready to return to the octagon in a month and a half

Plinio Cruz, the coach of the UFC bantamweight champion, has revealed that his charge will be ready to return to the octagon in a month and a half.

"Alex Pereira will definitely fight in the second half of this year, one hundred percent. The guy is crazy, so he was already in training on Monday. He said, 'This is my second sparring training camp for the Perth fight - I want to be in this card.' I told him back that he needs to slow down a little bit, but I wouldn't be surprised if he fights at UFC 305. He's crazy, so anything can happen. We'll see if they offer us something soon."