Alex Pereira Responds to Daniel Cormier’s Concerns About His Training Camp

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Alex Pereira recently alleviated Daniel Cormier’s concerns about his upcoming fight.

Pereira will puts his light heavyweight title on the line against Magomed Ankalaev in the main event at UFC 313 on March 8 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Cormier recently expressed some concern about Pereira’s preparation for the upcoming fight based on his recent activity.

Pereira was spotted in Sydney, Australia, earlier this month when the promotion returned to the country for UFC 312. “Poatan” was also seen meeting and greeting rapper Drake during his concert in Sydney.

Cormier is worried about Pereira catching the infamous “Drake curse” if the musician bets on him. A betting enthusiast, Drake putting his money on an athlete or team is believed to be bad luck for them, often leading to loss. Fighters like Conor McGregor, Mike Tyson, Israel Adesanya and even Pereira himself have been victims of the same.

Drake bet $500,000 on Pereira to beat Adesanya in their rematch at UFC 287, where “The Last Stylebender” knocked the Brazilian out. However, “Poatan” has broken the curse as well when Drake wagered $650,000 on him at UFC 300, where he knocked out Jamahal Hill.

However, Cormier is even more concerned about why Pereira is in Australia a month ahead of a title fight. “DC” also said that Ankalaev seemingly completely “locked in” when they met at the UFC Performance Institute recently. However, Pereira assures Cormier that there’s nothing to worry about. The light heavyweight champ posted a video of himself training with his longtime mentor and coach Glover Teixeira at Teixeira MMA and Fitness in Bethel, Connecticut, while addressing Cormier.

“Don’t worry [Daniel Cormier]. We’re over here working,” Pereira wrote on Instagram.