Forward of subsequent month’s return at UFC 313, Alex Pereira actually isn’t pulling any punches in sparring periods for his struggle with Magomed Ankalaev — as felt by South Korean skilled boxing star, Kim Hyeong Gyu.
Pereira, the present undisputed gentle heavyweight champion, returns to motion in the primary occasion of UFC 313 subsequent month in Las Vegas, seeking to lastly deliver an finish to his prolonged back-and-forth rivalry with surging primary ranked contender, Ankalaev.
Efficiently defending the 205lbs crown three separate instances alone final yr since his ascension to the throne again in 2023, Alex Pereira will look to dispatch what many think about to be the largest risk to hid dominant reign thus far, within the type of Russian standout, Ankalaev.
Alex Pereira batters Kim Hyeong Gyu throughout sparring pre-UFC 313
And lately sharing the ring with the likes of Zhilei Zhang who was filled with reward for Pereira’s hanging — touting him as a risk to fighters as excessive because the heavyweight restrict, footage has emerged of Pereira sparring the above-mentioned Kim in preparation for UFC 313, laying down large photographs.
Incomes main plaudits for his exploits final yr, Pereira would flip in a trio of gorgeous knockout victories in high-profile headliners as undisputed gentle heavyweight champion.
Headlining UFC 300, Pereira made brief work of Jamahal Hill with a shocking opening spherical knockout, earlier than returning throughout Worldwide Struggle Week to cease two-time foe, Jiri Prochazka with a devastating high-kick stoppage.
And in October, Sao Paulo native, Pereira headlined UFC 307 in Utah, the place he was pressured to the fourth spherical by the streaking kickboxing star, Khalil Rountree, earlier than working the challenger over with a barrage of strikes on the Octagon fence.
