Off the again of his beautiful knockout win at UFC 307, Alex Pereira has a large job forward of him within the type of Magomed Ankalaev, in keeping with Dominance MMA chief, Ali Abdelaziz — who’s selecting the Russian to dethrone the previous with a vicious knockout of his personal.
Pereira, a former undisputed middleweight gold holder, managed to show in his third profitable protection of the sunshine heavyweight crown over the weekend at UFC 307, stopping challenger, Khalil Rountree with a brutal fourth spherical barrage in opposition to the fence — having bloodied and battered the chaser all through the body.
And with the victory, Sao Paulo star, Alex Pereira managed to show in his third consecutive profitable 205 pound title protection in simply seven months, including to prior knockout wins over each former champions, Jiri Prochazka, and Jamahal Hill at UFC 303 and UFC 300 earlier this annum, respectively.
Knockout in retailer for Alex Pereira in opposition to Magomedov Ankalaev in keeping with Ali Abdelaziz
Weighing up a possible heavyweight transfer within the close to future as soon as extra off the again of his newest title protection, Brazilian fan-favorite, Pereira has additionally been linked with an eventual pairing with surging challenger, Ankalaev — whom the above-mentioned, Abdelaziz claims will cease the previous with a lethal end.
“I didn’t know an excessive amount of about Khalil (Rountree),” Ali Abdelaziz advised Submission Radio. “I believe he was a 50-50 double fighter. Yesterday I grew to become a fan of Khalil Rountree for all times. Khalil Rountree dropped (Alex) Pereira two occasions. I imagine (Magomed) Ankalaev has far more precision [in striking], he’s manner smarter than each of them.”
“I imagine Alex Pereira’s chin is slightly bit higher at gentle heavyweight [than at middleweight],” Abdelaziz defined. “However the man has been in so many wars and I imagine his chin isn’t there [anymore]. It’s regular. It’s not a knock on him. I don’t assume his chin is there one hundred pc.”
