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Alex Pereira offers Valter Walker his purse to spar in Las Vegas
Alex Pereira challenged Valter Walker to spar in Las Vegas after Walker questioned how Pereira would fare against heavyweight Sergei Pavlovich.
Pereira offered to pay Walker the equivalent of his last fight purse if Walker submitted him with a foot attack.
Walker has won his last five fights by leg-lock submission, giving the challenge a specific test.
Pereira is preparing for his second heavyweight appearance against Pavlovich in the co-main event of UFC 335 on Dec.
12 in Las Vegas.
Pereira, a former UFC champion in two divisions, is seeking to strengthen his title credentials with a win.
Some fans criticized Pereira for bringing money into the challenge and continued to criticize him after he responded to them.
Walker has not accepted the sparring challenge in the information provided.
Alex Pereira challenged heavyweight Valter Walker to spar and offered him a reward equal to Pereira’s last fight purse if Walker submitted him with a foot attack.
Pereira proposed holding the sparring session in Las Vegas and said he would fly Walker in from Russia.
The challenge followed Walker’s criticism of Pereira’s chances against Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 335.
Pereira is scheduled to face Pavlovich in the event’s co-main event on Dec. 12.
Some fans criticized Pereira for bringing money into the challenge.
- Who
- Alex Pereira challenged heavyweight Valter Walker.
- What
- Pereira proposed sparring and offered Walker the amount of his last fight purse if Walker submitted him with a foot attack.
- When
- Pereira made the challenge before UFC 335, scheduled for Dec. 12.
- Where
- Pereira proposed sparring in Las Vegas.
- Why
- Walker had questioned how Pereira would fare against Sergei Pavlovich and called for a fight against him.
Pereira
Walker
Sparring challenge
Pereira
Pereira said he was willing to spar Walker in Las Vegas and pay him his last fight purse if Walker submitted him with a foot attack.
Walker
Walker’s response to the specific sparring offer is not stated.
Assessment of Pereira
Pereira
Pereira challenged Walker after Walker questioned his chances against Pavlovich.
Walker
Walker called Pereira a favorable matchup for himself and predicted Pereira would struggle against Pavlovich.
Walker questioned Pereira’s chances against Sergei Pavlovich and called for a fight against Pereira.
Pereira challenged Walker to spar in Las Vegas and offered him the amount of his last fight purse if Walker submitted him with a foot attack.
Pereira is scheduled to face Pavlovich in the UFC 335 co-main event in Las Vegas.
- Proposed location
- Las Vegas
- Reward
- Amount of Pereira’s last fight purse
- Condition
- Walker must submit Pereira with a foot attack
- Upcoming opponent
- Sergei Pavlovich
- Event
- UFC 335 co-main event on Dec. 12
What people are saying
I invited him to train with me and he ran off
Let’s go to Las Vegas—I’ll fly him in from Russia, put him in first class. We’ll spar. If he beats me, if he catches my foot, I’ll pay him the amount of his last fight purse.
Posts on X
Alex Pereira has publicly challenged Valter Walker to come spar him after Valter said he wants to fight him, and has said he will give him his entire fight purse if he can win the spar When some fans criticized him for this, Alex Pereira posted this on Instagram: “Have you
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