‘Khabib’s Footsteps’- Dana White Adds Tom Aspinall vs Alex Pereira in UFC 300 Reportedly for the Interim Heavyweight Belt Gets MMA Fans Perplexed

UFC fans have not been impressed with Dana White‘s recent announcements regarding UFC 300. They are waiting for a blockbuster match-up for the triple century event and it seems like one exciting fight is in the works. An account on X by the name of Bret Okomoto recently reported that the promotion is in the works to set up an interim heavyweight title fight between Alex Pereira and Tom Aspinall for UFC 300. While there is no official talks of this fight happening, fans appeared to be confused regarding this surprise matchup.

Not too long ago, ‘Poatan’, after winning the light heavyweight title at UFC 295, hinted that he might make a move to the heavyweight division. Furthermore, he even claimed to be making his heavyweight debut at UFC 300 in a cryptic tweet. However, it seems like Pereira is going to get his wish after all.

Dana White to announce Tom Aspinall vs Alex Pereira for the interim heavyweight title

Hours after Dana White announced the strawweight title fight between Zhang Weili and Yan Xiaonan, An X account claimed another title fight was reportedly going to be added to UFC 300. The X post said, “Alex Pereira vs. Tom Aspinall for the UFC Heavyweight Interim Championship is a DONE DEAL for [UFC 300].”

The ESPN reporter also added that the announcement regarding the interim heavyweight title fight will be announced soon by Dana White. Moreover, Aspinall’s cries for a fight amidst the situation with Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic have been heard as more title fights are going to be announced soon.

“Announcement from [Dana White] is imminent, Aspinall wanted to fight and he got one, more title fights announced soon,” wrote Brett Okamoto. However, fans were confused by this announcement and shared some skeptical reactions to this interesting development. Let’s have a look at what they had to say.

Fans were taken aback by the reports of the interim HW title fight

The news of the fight between Tom Aspinall and Alex Pereira came as a curveball to many fans. It astonished the fans to see that ‘Poatan’ was supposedly following in the footsteps of Khabib Nurmagomedov.

They mentioned that they did not think this fight would be made official, as it took many by surprise.

The fans also stressed the fact that the fight is just a speculation at this moment.

They are apparently having a hard time trusting the source of this news.

One Twitter (X) user claimed that this news could fool many MMA fans.

Given how their previous fights ended, some fans believe that the Tom Aspinall and Alex Pereira fight would end pretty quickly.

However, there were still a lot of fans who were not sure about this fight taking place at UFC 300.

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The excitement for UFC 300 is picking up steam among MMA fans. However, they are still waiting for a major fight announcement. As per reports, it does look like Tom Aspinall and Alex Pereira could headline the event. But we still have to wait for an official announcement from Dana White before confirming that the interim heavyweight title will be on the line.

What do you think? Will Aspinall fight Pereira at UFC 300? Drop your comments below.

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