Ray Longo isn't bought on a as a heavyweight.
Pereira (13-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC) takes on Sergei Pavlovich (20-3 MMA, 9-3 UFC) in a five-round bout that co-headlines UFC 335 on Dec. 12 at T-Cellular Enviornment in Las Vegas (+).
Pereira will look to rebound from his 0 in June. Pereira went off on referee Herb Dean for lacking quite a few pictures to the again of his head, however Longo didn't like what he noticed from "Poatan" all through the combat.
"I like Alex," Longo stated on the ; "I actually love him as a fighter, however I believe it perhaps takes a bit little bit of an eye fixed – neglect the pinnacle. The unlawful pictures, they had been horrible, however I noticed nothing earlier than that that lets me imagine that he may beat him in a rematch. I simply noticed the scale distinction, the best way he was shifting. Alex now, it's Bobby Inexperienced-esque. He's acquired the ability, however he retains his palms down. If you get with these larger guys now, can he take the ability coming again is the issue since you even watch his sparring, it's not like he's a man that doesn't get hit.
"He likes to get hit and are available again. These guys, I believe, is perhaps too huge. They're actually, actually huge guys. I don't know. We'll see how he does with Sergei, however I believe that's going to be a troublesome combat, too, as a result of the best way his fashion is, I don't assume he can afford to get hit by these guys. At 185, huge distinction. 250, I don't know. Ciryl Gane regarded like a world beater in that combat earlier than these head pictures. I imply, I believe he acquired knocked down with a jab, if I'm not mistaken, proper? It wasn't even like an influence punch, however these guys are big."
Longo lauds Pereira's persistence to win a 3rd UFC belt however nonetheless has issues along with his skill to take punches at heavyweight.
"God bless him, however I'll let you know: These guys actually, it's an enormous distinction," Longo stated. "That Ciryl Gane combat, I believed was going to go utterly totally different. It didn't go the best way I noticed it going, not in a great way for Alex."
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