Alex Poatán At a UFC press conference. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC
It seems that the mystery surrounding the UFC White House event will be solved. In the early hours of last Saturday (28), Dana White, president of the company, brought forward the planning and informed that he will announce the fights for the grand event, scheduled to take place on June 14th in Washington (USA), soon. Thus, the future of Alex Poatán That also needs to be decided.
During the live stream in which he confirmed that Carlos Ulberg e Jiri Prochazka The UFC president revealed that the MMA community will finally know which athletes will fight for the vacant light heavyweight title (up to 93 kg) at UFC 327. Since the Brazilian relinquished his belt in pursuit of the heavyweight title (up to 120,2 kg), his presence at the highly anticipated event is likely.
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In it, the renowned striker may have Cyryl Gane ou Jon Jones as an opponent. Besides Poatan, MMA icons like 'Bones', Conor McGregor, Ilia Topuria e Islam makhachev They are also being considered to lead the historic attraction.
"I'll have more information for you. I should announce the White House card this week."
Terror of former champions
Alex PoatánThe 38-year-old fighter made his name in kickboxing with Glory and debuted in the UFC in 2021. From there, the Brazilian experienced a meteoric rise, becoming one of the organization's main stars.
It's no coincidence that the athlete won the middleweight (up to 83,9 kg) and light heavyweight titles. Furthermore, the renowned striker has a record that includes former champions. Israel adesanya, Jamahal hill, Jan Blachowicz, Jiri Prochazka (twice), Magomed Ankalayev e Sean Strickland.
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