“Why not Cannonier?”- Alex Pereira wants to test his will against the number one contender, Jared Cannonier
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Jared Cannonier vs Alex Pereira
One of the most exciting middleweight prospects on the UFC roster is Alex Pereira. The Brazilian kickboxer is known famous for having two wins over the current middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya from their kickboxing days. His arrival certainly changed the dynamic of the middleweight division, and Pereira made it very clear that he’s here to be the champ.
He knocked out Andreas Michailidis with a beautiful flying knee in his debut, and his second fight against Bruno Silva just went down at the main card of UFC Vegas 50. Silva was on a two-fight winning streak, and he stood toe to toe against Alex inside the octagon. These two went on an absolute war, and Pereira had to dig down really deep to get that victory.
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Many appreciated these two athletes for their efforts, but Henry Cejudo had some interesting insight to offer. He wrote, “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!”
“I’m improving and evolving every day“- Alex Pereira reflects upon his performance at UFC Vegas 50
Alex talked about his future in the post-fight conference, he said, “I had talked about Jared Cannonier because he’s a guy that is next for a title shot. Some people have already talked about me and Adesanya, so why not Cannonier? I don’t think I’m talking too much calling out Cannonier.”
“I had two great fights and I was able to showcase my skills,” Pereira said. “I didn’t even show everything that I go through my daily basis training with Glover Teixeira’s gym. I’m improving and evolving every day. Where I am in the division? I don’t know. I’ll let the promotors talk and they’ll know where to properly put me in.”
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Suryansh Thakur
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