‘Poatan’ has already touched down in Sydney for the second PPV combat week of 2025.
Alex Pereira is set to corner Sean Strickland for his fundamental occasion bout this Saturday evening on the Qudos Financial institution Enviornment in Australia.
The sunshine heavyweight champion made the stroll with Strickland for his first combat with Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 297 final yr with the 2 males running it back for the middleweight belt on February 8.
While Pereira and the previous 185-pound champion have had an excellent working relationship for a while, although the Brazilian doesn’t converse English, the information did come as a shock to some.
Away from the dialog relating to what the 205-pound titleholder actually adds to the corner, there’s additionally the issue of whether or not he’s hurting his personal profession by serving to out a pal.
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Michael Bisping and Daniel Cormier categorical considerations over Alex Pereira’s Sydney journey for UFC 312
Alex Pereira has confirmed all through his UFC run that he doesn’t have to have an optimum coaching camp with a purpose to produce spectacular performances contained in the Octagon.
That being mentioned, many imagine that his subsequent title challenger, Magomed Ankalaev, will likely be his greatest take a look at so far once they meet at UFC 313 in Las Vegas.
When Pereira makes the stroll in Sydney alongside Sean Strickland, will probably be precisely one month till he competes on the T-Cell Enviornment in his fourth title protection.
Michael Bisping not too long ago commented on whether or not this weekend may negatively impression ‘Poatan’ forward of such an vital combat.
The previous middleweight champion referenced that Daniel Cormier had additionally expressed considerations that Pereira’s journey plans would possibly considerably disrupt his preparations.
“DC thinks it’s a foul concept. I’ve obtained a principle on why he’s saying that,” Bisping mentioned on his YouTube channel.
“The fact is, for Alex Pereira, flying to the opposite aspect of the world a couple of weeks earlier than his title combat in opposition to Magomed Ankalaev, that lots of people assume is the hardest matchup for him at 205, and I’ll in all probability agree with that, as effectively.
They assume it’s a foul concept. Daniel Cormier mentioned when you go to Australia, you bought to take care of jet lag, completely different meals.
“The coaching routine received’t be the identical, and all the remainder of it. They’re all legitimate factors, and by the best way, the entire time Pereira is doing that, Magomed Ankalaev is working his ass off. As a result of if Pereira beats him, he turns into a legend himself, and each single time he’s standing there with Sean Strickland and doing all that sort of stuff, Pereira will not be advancing his recreation, he’s not defending takedowns and all the remainder of it. So what’s going on?”
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If anybody can do it, it’s Alex Pereira
Alex Pereira proved in 2024 that he’s keen and able to doing issues that many fighters wouldn’t even think about.
Not as soon as however twice did ‘Poatan’ step in with lower than ideally suited circumstances to defend his title, stopping Jamahal Hill at UFC 300 earlier than returning two months later to finish Jiri Prochazka at UFC 303.
Based on Sean Strickland, Pereira isn’t only a nice vitality to have round on combat week, he seemingly has a personal dislike of Dricus Du Plessis.
If there’s any fighter on the roster who would be capable of use this weekend as gas earlier than happening to place in one other nice efficiency at UFC 313 subsequent month, it’s him.