March 14, 2025 9:20 pm ET
Brendan Schaub thinks Alex Pereira dropping his title is an issue for the UFC.
Pereira (12-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) misplaced his mild heavyweight title to Magomed Ankalaev (21-1-1 MMA, 12-1-1 UFC) by unanimous decision on this previous Saturday’s UFC 313 essential occasion at T-Cell Enviornment in Las Vegas.
Schaub scored Rounds 1, 3, and 5 for Pereira, however admits he thinks “he fought terribly.” He additionally thought UFC 313 was a horrible card, and that the promotion is in dire want of some stars.
“The UFC’s in some bother, man,” Schaub mentioned on his “The Fighter and The Kid” podcast. “Hey, identify their huge star. … Ankalaev? What number of pay-per-views is he promoting? Two: His mother, his uncle – who else? Who would you like? (Alexandre) Pantoja? 125? We don’t give a f*ck. 135? Who else have you ever received? Merab (Dvalishvili)? Nah, not occurring. At middleweight, (Dricus Du Plessis) has an opportunity.”
Pereira might get a chance to reclaim his title after UFC CEO Dana White mentioned a right away rematch with Ankalaev might be subsequent. Each Pereira and Ankalaev expect to run issues again as properly.
Outdoors of Pereira, Schaub named who he sees as the present greatest star within the promotion.
“(Islam) Makhachev might be their greatest star,” Schaub mentioned. “Pereira continues to be their most pay-per-view man, however Makhachev is the largest star pound-for-pound, and you realize, he’s thrilling. He’s the one Dagestani that’s thrilling.”
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