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Tom Aspinall Says He Felt Alex Pereira Wanted the Fight at First Meeting

Heavyweight champion Aspinall said he first sensed Pereira wanted a showdown when they sat side by side at a press conference. “He thinks he can beat me,” Aspinall recalled telling his father afterward. The heavyweight champion said he could “literally feel it” from Pereira, adding another layer to long-running talk about a possible cross-division super-fight between the two UFC stars.