UFC featherweight champion Alex Pereira has confirmed that he plans to look to return to the middleweight division for a future fight with titleholder Dricus Du Plessis.
"I'd like [the fight with Du Plessis] to be at middleweight. I told everybody that I just need a break from chowing down at 84 pounds. Right now I feel good, healthy," - quotes the Brazilian Sports Illustrated.
Recall that on October 5 in the main event of UFC 307 Pereira will defend his belt in a fight with Khalil Rountree,
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