Dricus Du Plessis: Alex Pereira 'aura gone' after #UFC313 title loss, rules out future fight

Dricus Du Plessis: Alex Pereira 'aura gone' after #UFC313 title loss, rules out future fight

When Alex Pereira lost the UFC light heavyweight title to Magomed Ankalaev, the dollar signs in Dricus Du Plessis’ eyes went along with it. UFC middleweight champion Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) and the now former 205-pound champ Pereira (12-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) had been circling each other about the idea of potential clash inside the octagon. They’d made callouts and inserted each other into storylines that was all building toward a potential futu…

Dricus Du Plessis frustrated he lost "the biggest payday of my life" with Alex Pereira losing at UFC 313

UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis is annoyed Alex Pereira lost to Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313 to lose his belt.

Dricus Du Plessis rules out Alex Pereira fight for one very unique reason

Dricus Du Plessis is no longer interested in a fight with Alex Pereira. Pereira had been linked to take on UFC middleweight champion Du Plessis or Jon Jones if he got past Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313. Du Plessis is the king of the UFC’s middleweight divisiongetty He has ruled out a future bout with ex-light heavyweight champion PereiraGetty However, the Brazilian fan-favourite suffered a tight unanimous decision defeat, subsequently losing his 2…