Henry Cejudo believes Alex Pereira has a long way to go before competing against Israel Adesanya

<strong>Henry Cejudo believes Alex Pereira has a long way to go before competing against Israel Adesanya</strong>

Henry Cejudo, Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira

Former Two Division Champ and turned Coach, Henry Cejudo was definitely watching the showdown between Bruno Silva and Alex Pereira and even went out of his way to share his insights on said fight.

At UFC Vegas 50, Pereira in the course of three rounds outclassed Bruna Silva, landing him a unanimous decision. It seemed like the knockout artist was no match for his contender, with the judges scoring the fight 30- 27. Currently Alex’s record stands 2-0 in the UFC nonetheless his every move is being watched. This is owed to the fact that the he is currently the only one who can boast that has knocked out Israel Adesanya, the current middle weight champion.

“The Last Stylebender” crossed paths with Alex twice before their time in the UFC. The Brazilian bested Israel Adesanya both the times, with one of them resulting in a knockout.  It is a no brainer that one these days the stars shall align and we shall gather to watch these two battle it out.

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Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya
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Henry Cejudo offers wisdom on potential Alex Pereira vs Israel Adesanya

Alex Pereira vs Bruno Silva at UFC Vegas 50
Alex Pereira vs Bruno Silva at UFC Vegas 50

“Triple C” was quick to share his views about the fight on twitter. Henry Cejudo hints to Alex being relatively new to the UFC and in his opinion, Alex has a long was to go before getting to encounter the Middle-weight Champ despite their previous encounters.  He stills thinks that the “Poatan” fight against Bruce Silva was an opportunity for him to learn and grow.

He first tweeted, “Bruno Silva just gave Alex Pereira the MMA experience he needed. Still a lot to learn before Pereira could be a challenge for Israel Adesanya, but the world class striking is there!”.

Continuing on the fight through, Henry thinks that Alex’s history in kickboxing was what gave him the edge over Bruno Silva, in spite of having to be wary of the powerful shots and attempts to grapple by the latter. He goes on to state that mastering grappling required years and years.

“And I’ll say it once again, wrestling is the best base for MMA by far. Pereira has the edge in kickboxing in any matchup he has, but Bruno Silva was able to take him down when he had zero UFC takedowns coming in. Grappling takes years and years to improve.”- Henry via Twitter.

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