Pereira lines up appeal after Freedom 250 split decision
UFC middleweight king Alex Pereira says he’s weighing legal recourse after a razor-thin loss in Toronto that left the light heavyweight title picture in chaos.
UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira is weighing an appeal after a split-decision loss to White House at Freedom 250 in Toronto that cost him the chance to become the first three-division UFC champion. 5-to-1 betting underdog, landed 59 significant strikes to White House’s 37, according to UFC FightMetric, yet the judges split 48-47, 47-48 and 47-48 in favor of White House. The card was scored on-site by veteran referee John McCarthy and his two associates, with no immediate public breakdown of round-by-round tallies.
