Chael Sonnen claims there’s just one blended martial artist on the planet who has the potential to turn into a three-weight UFC champion.
Whereas the game has produced a plethora of two-weight title-holders, no person has managed to safe that illusive third belt.
Subsequently, followers are on tenterhooks as they patiently await somebody to make historical past.
Within the meantime, Sonnen, who recently claimed he’d destroy Jorge Masvidal in a street fight, has utilized his analytical mind to find out who he believes may pull this off.
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Chael Sonnen says why Alex Pereira is the one fighter able to turning into a three-weight UFC champion
Chael Sonnen is satisfied that Alex Pereira is the one blended martial artist on the planet with the expertise to attain three-weight glory.
Nevertheless, whereas ‘The American Gangster’ thinks ‘Poatan’ may attain this feat, there’s one other problem he’d just like the Brazilian to take first.
In a video uploaded to his YouTube channel, the previous middleweight stated: “Pereira is the one man of my lifetime that I fairly consider may pull off champ, champ, champ. There’s not sufficient of a narrative; there nonetheless must be a why. Transferring him up only for the sake of shifting him up—I don’t get the purpose.
“It seems like he’s going to be supplied a title struggle at 205 kilos. So, the best-case state of affairs if he goes to heavyweight, he’s supplied a title struggle there.
“My perception of Pereira going as much as heavyweight, is outdated that Pereira as a bit on the chessboard, would offer. If we couldn’t get Jon Jones vs Tom Aspinall finished, what are you going to do? Do you name Ciryl Gane and put him in with Aspinall?
“That’s why it will be useful to have Pereira at heavyweight, purely as a bargaining chip if wanted. However all my opinions are gone if it’s simply to do with straight competitors.
“Preserve a man at his weight and have him tackle a man he’s already failed in opposition to—that’s what true opponents do. Scratch and claw and struggle your approach again.
Chael Sonnen makes main grievance about the best way Alex Pereira trains
Whereas Sonnen has quite a lot of confidence in Pereira’s means, he isn’t keen on every thing the striker does.
There’s little doubt that the São Paulo native is a very gifted competitor.
In any case, it is a man who’s not simply received world titles within the UFC, however in Glory Kickboxing as properly.
Nevertheless, regardless of this, Sonnen has voiced a significant concern he has about Pereira.
