Alex Pereira is only a few weeks away from his hardest check but underneath the UFC banner.
On March 8, ‘Poatan’ will step again contained in the Octagon set to defend his gentle heavyweight championship for a fourth time. However not like his earlier opponents — Jamahal Hill, Jiri Prochazka, and Khalil Rountree — Pereira might be going through a fighter with each knockout energy and world-class grappling.
Magomed Ankalev, the 205-pound division’s top-ranked contender, has earned his spot within the UFC 313 headliner by way of a powerful 11-1-1 underneath the UFC banner and a streak that has seen him go unbeaten since September 2018. He’s additionally the person many imagine holds to key to defeating ‘Poatan’ and ending the Brazilian boogeyman’s dominant reign at gentle heavyweight.
‘The Count’ calls Pereira’s battle with Ankalaev at UFC 313 a ‘Risky move’
That checklist of individuals seems to incorporate UFC Corridor of Famer Michael Bisping who advised that Pereira is taking an enormous danger by preventing Ankalaev.
“DC thinks it’s a bad idea. I’ve got a theory on why he’s saying that,” Bisping stated on his YouTube channel. “The fact is, for Alex Pereira, flying to the opposite facet of the world simply weeks earlier than his title battle in opposition to Magomed Ankalaev, a man many imagine is his hardest matchup at 205, is a dangerous transfer. And I most likely agree.
Daniel Cormier identified that when you go to Australia, you must take care of jet lag, totally different meals, and a disrupted coaching routine. These are all legitimate considerations. In the meantime, the entire time Pereira is doing that, Magomed Ankalaev is working his ass off. As a result of if Pereira beats him, he cements his personal legendary standing. However each second spent standing round with Sean Strickland and doing media, he’s not enhancing his recreation, he’s not engaged on takedown protection, and that might be an issue.
It must be famous that UFC 313 is happening at T-Cell Area in Las Vegas, not Australia. Bisping was seemingly complicated subsequent month’s pay-per-view with this Saturday’s in The Land Down Below which is able to see Dricus Du Plessis defend his middleweight strap in opposition to Sean Strickland in a predominant occasion rematch.
Even so, ‘The Count’ makes a robust level.
