Forward of his title combat return in two months time in the primary occasion of UFC 307, Alex Pereira seems to be a pleasure to arrange for fight in response to long-time coaching associate, Glover Teixeira — who admits he usually trains the Brazilian whereas touting a beer in hand.
Pereira, a former undisputed middleweight gold holder, and the present undisputed mild heavyweight champion, is slated to return within the headliner of UFC 307 at the start of October, returning to Salt Lake Metropolis, Utah for the second time within the area of a yr.
Booked to headline the pay-per-view occasion, Sao Paulo knockout artist, Pereira is about to tackle fellow surging knockout artist, Khalil Rountree — who’s contemporary from a December stoppage over former title challenger, Anthony Smith final yr.
Glover Teixeira breaks down Alex Pereira gameplan forward of UFC 307
Sharing his ideas on the matchup with Final Fighter finalist, Rountree, former champion, Teixeira expects the 2 to share the bout on the ft for almost all of the UFC 307 major occasion combat.
“We put together for the whole lot,” Glover Teixeira instructed RG.org of Alex Pereira. “(Khalil) Rountree is an efficient fighter. We all know who he’s: robust child, excellent striker… It’s not a lot completely different than the opposite fights, to be trustworthy, as a result of something can occur. So it’s just about the identical coaching for Jamahal Hill or Jiri Prochazka.
Moreover, in response to Minas Gerais veteran, Teixeira, his compatriot Alex Pereira is a pleasure to coach — with the Danbury, Connecticut group plying their trades out of a storage.
“On the finish of the day, it’s just some pals coaching within the storage, having enjoyable, doing the fitting factor and conquering the world,” Teixeira defined. “It’s all play, man. On the finish of the our lives, we’re simply going to look again on the high quality moments collectively. Typically, I coach with a beer in my hand.”