Regardless of claims from his supervisor {that a} battle with Alex Pereira is most positively subsequent, Magomed Ankalaev’s non secular practices could also be used in opposition to him by the Brazilian in accordance with Joe Rogan — who claims the UFC star is prone to make the most of the interval of Ramadan to his benefit to delay a grudge pairing.
Pereira, the present undisputed gentle heavyweight champion, has been sidelined since final October, incomes himself the LowKick MMA Fighter of the 12 months award together with his third profitable protection that annum alone — stopping Khalil Rountree with a bloody end within the fourth spherical.
The victory added to a pair of prior knockout stoppages over each former champions, Jiri Prochazka, and Jamahal Hill earlier that 12 months throughout excessive profile headliners for the promotion.
And keen to supply the above-mentioned Hill a brief at his title as soon as extra if he can get previous soon-to-be common-foe, Prochazka at UFC 311 subsequent weekend, Alex Pereira performed down the possibilities of him going through off with surging rival, Ankalaev subsequent.
Nonetheless, Dominance MMA supervisor, Ali Abdelaziz — whom Ankalaev is a consumer of, claimed Pereira would most actually be preventing the Russian subsequent.
Joe Rogan claims Alex Pereira is gaming Ramadan to keep away from Magomed Ankalaev
However the beforehand talked about color-commenator, Rogan claimed that whereas Alex Pereira had been linked with a February or March return to the Octagon, he could also be utilizing the truth that Ankalaev practices the non secular custom of Ramadan to his benefit with the intention to delay a battle with Ankalaev.
“He’s (Alex Pereira) supposed to be fighting (Magomed) Ankalaev,” Joe Rogan mentioned on the Joe Rogan Expertise. “Ankalaev is f**king very dangerous, and he’s the No. 1 contender, and he’s been on a winning streak for a long ass time. He’s only got one draw, and that was to Jan Blachowicz, who was the former champion. He’s at the top of the heap and he’s been waiting for a title shot for a long time.”
“But he’s been talking a lot of s**t and Alex doesn’t like that he talks s**t, so he’s like, ‘F**k him, make him wait.’ Alex just said that he’s gonna fight in March and that he’s not gonna fight Ankalaev,” Rogan defined. “Because If he’s fighting in March, when is Ramadan? … Ankalaev wouldn’t be able to fight in March, he’s gotta go through the entire month of Ramadan preparing for a world title fight? February 28th to March 29th. That’s exactly during the time period when [Pereira] is going to fight.”
