Amid constant speculation as to how his style will translate at 205 pounds before landing UFC 291, former Middleweight Champion Alex Pereira has been backed to take over the throne likely from champ, Jamal Hill by his mate, Glover Teixeira – who claims the bout is “perfect”. to his countryman.
Pereira, who is currently ranked No. 1 middleweight, is set to battle for wins in both octagon Return and his light heavyweight bracket at UFC 291 at the end of the month, with former light heavyweight champion, Jan Blachowicz in a co-main event slot in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Last time out, the Sao Paulo native, who held the gold at both middleweight and light heavyweight during his tenure with GLORY Kickboxing, suffered a resounding second-round KO loss to arch-rival, Israel Adesanya – as City Kickboxing reclaimed The primary middleweight title.
Set to return for a possible bout against Polish veteran Blasovitch in Utah at the end of July, Hill has questioned his knockout rate and ability to take Alex Pereira – with the current champ questioning the Brazilian’s chances of switching to violent ends at the light heavyweight division. Closer to his average weight.
Alex Pereira chose to defeat Jamal Hill in a favorable match
However, according to former champion, Teixeira – who retired after losing his title fight in January to Hill – Alex Pereira will compete well against Dana White Rivalry Series The product is on a projected future starring outing.
“For sure, the style is with Jamal Hill and Alex (Pereira), it’s perfect for Alex,” Glover Teixeira said. bundled media After UFC Fight Pass Invitational 4. “Listen, Jamal Hill is a great fighter, and Jan (Blachowicz) is a great fighter. We don’t look at Jan’s past here like that. Styles make fights. My style was more grappling, and Jan is a tremendous attacker. He beat Israel Adesanya and he was He does a really good job of standing up before he starts going [for takedowns]. Jean is dangerous, he hits hard.”
“But if it goes well and Alex gets past Jan, I certainly think Jamal Hill would be a great fight for Alex, and it would be great to see revenge – nothing against Jamal Hill, he’s a great guy too, but yeah.” (Erosion BJPENN.com)