Alex Pereria has piled on almost 30lb in a little over 24 hours ahead of his UFC title fight against Israel Adesanya tonight.
Pereira has been fast-tracked to a middleweight title shot and will take on Adesanya at UFC 281 in New York after only seven MMA fights - and just three in the UFC. But the Brazilian holds two victories over Adesanya from their kickboxing careers but will be the underdog for their trilogy bout.
Pereira flirted with danger ahead of the official weigh-in on Friday when he waited until five minutes before the end of the two-hour window to step on the scales. But he allayed fears he would miss weight when he registered 184.6lb while Adesanya was bang on the 185lb limit.
