Alex Pereira: Dustin Jacoby reveals Poaton's STRIKING POWER

Alex Pereira: UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya ‘s rival Alex Pereira has made huge waves in the UFC. Dustin Jacoby has praised the goliath power of Poaton amidst his rise in the middleweight. Follow UFC Live Updates and UFC news with InsideSport.IN

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Alex Pereira: “he’s just a dangerous man” Dustin Jacoby reveals Poaton’s DESTRUCTIVE STRIKING POWER

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Alex Pereira’s destructive power- Dustin Jacoby having an MMA professional record of 18w wins and 5 losses, fought Da-Un Jung on UFC Fight night Long Island and walked away with a first-round KO victory.

Jacoby, who formerly competed in Glory Kickboxing, had fallen victim to Alex Pereira’s destructive power.

“I fought Pereira — it’s the only time I’ve ever been knocked out,” said Jacoby on The MMA Hour (via MMA Fighting). “The guy knocks everybody out with the left hook. I can say that loud and proud, because there’s several guys that have fallen victim to him. And he’s just a dangerous man. Izzy, I know [Pereira] holds the 2-0 record, but again, that’s kickboxing, and one of those fights I think was a really good fight that could’ve gone either way. And Izzy’s just different inside the MMA octagon. He’s got good defense. He fights really smart. He’s got high IQ. I’m a big fan of both guys.

“But I would never bet against Pereira, man. That guy can literally touch anybody and knock them out at the drop of a dime, so Izzy’s got to be careful.”

“No. 1, hands down. It’s not even a close comparison,” Jacoby said. “Dude, I have a great chin. That’s not something to be real proud of, but if you’re going to be fighting people for a living, you better bring that to the table. If you’ve got a good chin, you’ve got a good chance of staying the fight. And with him, he just touches people different.

“I’ve been able to take a lot of punches from a lot of guys that are solid. Da Un Jung got me with one shot and it was a clean right hand, but I took it like nothing and it never fazed me one bit. I’ve yet to be rocked here in the UFC and I’ve fought a lot of big guys. Excuse me, Pereira just hits different, man. He’s got that power.”

Alex Pereira stands as the only person in the combat universe to have knocked down Israel Adesanya. Izzy has suffered multiple losses to Pereira, first via a unanimous decision and second via a 3 round knockout.

Alex Pereira has entered UFC and competes in Adesanya’s division and is viewed as a potential threat to Izzy’s title.

Israel Adesanya and Poatan fought on the same fight card, at UFC 276. The Middleweight champion failed to impress the crowd, but Pereira gauged everyone’s attention. Through his dominant performance, he is looking for a title shot with Izzy.

Alex Pereira: “he’s just a dangerous man” Dustin Jacoby reveals Poaton’s DESTRUCTIVE STRIKING POWER

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