Anthony Smith believes he could get a title shot with a statement win on Saturday. Smith stepped up on short notice to face Rountree in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 83 on Saturday. It’s an intriguing matchup, and although Smith is the betting underdog, but he believes there is no clear-cut next contender for
Daniel Cormier still is shocked to see the rise of Alex Pereira. Cormier knew Pereira would be extremely dangerous on the feet, but thought he would get exposed on the ground. However, that hasn’t been the case, as instead, he became the middleweight and light heavyweight champion. View this post on Instagram A post shared
Ben Askren discussed who he thinks could headline UFC 300. On December 16, UFC 296 will go down inside the T-Mobile Arena for the last promotional pay-per-view of the year. Many fans are excited about the event, but it’s also another stepping stone to what could be one of the biggest events in UFC history.
Alex Pereira would embrace the opportunity to train with his longtime foe, Israel Adesanya. Though they’ve only competed twice inside the Octagon, the rivalry between Pereira and ‘The Last Stylebender’ goes back almost a decade to their time competing under the GLORY Kickboxing banner. While there, they met on two separate occasions with Pereira coming
If UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira and Jamahal Hill share the Octagon as expected, “Poatan” believes “Sweet Dreams” will be in for a rude awakening in the standup. Pereira captured the 205-pound gold after Hill was forced to vacate the title due to an Achilles tear. Hill was in attendance for Pereira’s UFC 295
Jan Blachowicz isn’t known for being critical of other fighters, but he was riled up following Alex Pereira’s UFC 295 post-fight interview. Pereira captured UFC light heavyweight gold when he scored a second-round TKO finish over Jiri Prochazka inside Madison Square Garden in New York City. After the fight, Pereira was interviewed by Joe Rogan.
Khamzat Chimaev wants to go up another weight class against an all-too familiar face. An Unstoppable Run (So Far) Stepping into the Octagon in 2020, ‘Borz’ has done some great work in the welterweight and middleweight divisions. Chimaev has beaten everybody the UFC has put in front of him, including Gilbert Burns, Kevin Holland and
Jamahal Hill thinks he has the recipe to dethrone Alex Pereira and take back the UFC light heavyweight gold. Hill was forced to vacate the 205-pound gold after suffering a ruptured Achilles. As a result, Pereira and Jiri Prochazka fought for the vacant light heavyweight hardware at UFC 295. Prochazka’s bid to become a two-time
Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker believes Marc Goddard made the right call by stopping Alex Pereira vs. Jiri Prochazka when he did. In the second round, Pereira had Prochazka hurt and then was landing some heavy elbows alongside the Octagon. After Prochazka fell to the ground, Pereira landed some more strikes and Goddard stopped
UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier thinks there’s one key aspect that makes Alex Pereira’s run special. Pereira has only had 11 pro MMA fights, but he’s already won UFC gold in two weight classes. The Glory Kickboxing Hall of Famer captured the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship that had been vacated after Jamahal Hall was
Action Bronson likened Alex Pereira to Street Fighter villain Sagat The rapper doesn’t think “Poatan” won via early stoppage and wants Jamahal Hill to get a title shot Avid MMA fan Action Bronson is electrified by how Alex Pereira captured the UFC light heavyweight title at UFC 295. He compares “Poatan” to a savage action
Former UFC light heavyweight champion and retired MMA legend Glover Teixeira feels that whoever gets put in front of Alex Pereira next will be in for a tough time. Pereira is fresh off a UFC Light Heavyweight Championship win over Jiri Prochazka at UFC 295. The title had been vacated as the previous champion, Jamahal
Israel Adesanya has been trolling Alex Pereira since post-UFC 295 “Poatan” suspects Izzy is not taking his callout seriously because of fear It is clear as day that Alex Pereira still wants to settle the score with Israel Adesanya despite being the new light heavyweight champion. While it is yet to be known if a
Josh Thomson thinks Jamahal Hill presents more threats to Alex Pereira than Jiri Prochazka. On Saturday night, Pereira claimed the vacant UFC light heavyweight title with a second-round knockout against Prochazka. The opportunity was presented to ‘Poatan’ due to former 205-pound king Jamahal Hill vacating the throne due to a torn Achilles. Following UFC 295, Dana
Alex Pereira doesn’t think his TKO win over Jiri Prochazka at UFC 295 was an early stoppage “Poatan” is certain Israel Adesanya is not motivated enough to fight at this point Alex Pereira is convinced that there’s no controversy in his stoppage win over Jiri Prochazka at UFC 295. He is also optimistic about facing
Dana White is thrilled by Alex Pereira’s TKO finish on Jiri Prochazka at UFC 295 The UFC boss is not ruling out a third title fight between “Poatan” and Israel Adesanya Alex Pereira victoriously captured his second UFC title after finishing Jiri Prochazka in their light heavyweight title match at UFC 295. With the entire