WATCH Alex Pereira Advises Not To Be a ‘Gym Fighter’: UFC News: Sean Strickland, visited Danbury, CT and trains with Alex Pereira. Pereira during the week’s training gives his prediction for Sean for his upcoming fight, MMA fans can hear Sean saying at the start of the video, that his main intention behind coming for the training was to be with one of the best strikers in the world. Follow UFC News Updates with InsideSports.IN.
Sean says with Alex Pereira, it needs to be kept in mind to have the footwork on point. Sean Strickland will be facing his opponent Abus Magomedov on 2nd July in the middleweight division. Sean says that he might win and lose, as both fighters will be at war, but at the end of the day, both professional fighters will share a friendly bond.
UFC Books Alex Pereira To Face Former Light Heavyweight World Champion After KO Loss Against Israel Adesanya
After Alex Pereira’s loss to Israel Adesanya at UFC 287, Alex Pereira decided to move up the weight category instead of opting for Adesanya for another rematch to claim the title which he had once held, Pereira has been booked to face Jan Blanchowicz at the co-main event of UFC 291 that is to take place on June 29.
All the fighters inside the gym can be training hard under the supervision of their coach. Alex and Sean have already faced one another inside the octagon in the past. Last week Pereira also posted on his social media handle an image from their training session, and how he would be making use of this opportunity to work on his English. The Brazilian emphasises that despite Strickland’s contentious remarks and apparent absence of any sort of filter, he never treated him with disdain.
WATCH Alex Pereira Advises Not To Be a ‘Gym Fighter’ As UFC Books Him To Face Former Light Heavyweight World Champion After KO Loss Against Israel Adesanya
Strickland praised Alex Pereira for his knockout power and striking skills in an older interview. The Xtreme Couture talent had some advice for any fighter who might face Poatan in the future after being the recipient of one of the former Kickboxing star’s infamous left hooks.
Sean mentioned the bigger the guy is the more dangerous he gets, also in addition to that during the training period Adesanya stated to not be a gym fighter, to win the match, only with training one cannot win the fights inside the ring. The fighter needs to be strong from his head to be able to handle his opponent and pin him to the mat.
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