“Let him assume that” – Alex Pereira responds to Magomed Ankalaev’s trainer claiming he lacked KO energy forward of UFC 320 conflict 

Alex Pereira not too long ago issued a reaction to Magomed Ankalaev’s trainer wondering his knockout energy within the cage. The Brazilian claimed that it was once a “excellent” factor his rival’s trainer underestimated his energy and said that he did not pay a lot consideration to his rival’s coaching movies.

Pereira and Ankalaev are set to throw down in a mild heavyweight identify rematch at UFC 320 this weekend. Of their earlier come upon at UFC 313 in March, Ankalaev outpointed Pereira after 5 rounds of motion and gained the 205-pound identify by the use of unanimous resolution.

Forward in their rematch, Ankalaev’s trainer was once heard downplaying Pereira’s KO energy in an episode of the UFC 320 Countdown sequence. Right through a contemporary media interplay, Pereira addressed his feedback and mentioned:

“It’s simply communicate, he noticed it in my struggle with Ankalaev, however he additionally noticed it in the entire different fights. Even the ref [Marc Goddard] mentioned he hadn’t observed anything else like that during 30 years. Nevertheless it’s excellent, let him assume that. He’ll be in for a marvel. When the ones movies got here out, you recognize, I skipped via them. I don’t watch the opposite man, any of his stuff. I’ll watch what I’m doing and my struggle with him, however I don’t wish to pay attention or see what he’s doing. I swear, I don’t watch him.”

Alex Pereira believes Magomed Ankalaev is unfit of the UFC mild heavyweight identify

Alex Pereira not too long ago sounded off on Magomed Ankalaev and claimed that the Dagestan-born fighter did not need to be a UFC champion. Pereira accused Ankalaev of no longer with the ability to dominate him within the cage and claimed that their rematch can be a “other” struggle.

In an episode of the UFC 320 Countdown sequence (by the use of @ChampRDS on X), Pereira were given brutally truthful about Ankalaev and mentioned:

”Folks stored announcing he’d take me down and dominate me at the floor however that did not occur as a result of he could not do it. Earlier than our first struggle, he mentioned he was once going to do some of these issues, and he did not anything. In truth, he does not need to be the place he’s. Critically, he isn’t a thrilling fighter. He slightly did anything else to me on my worst day. What can this man do? I’m locked in. This can be a special struggle. I am coming to get my belt again.”