“UFC ‘hides’ Pereira from Ankalaev, because Magomed can drag him down, and the organization will have a ‘boring’ champion” – Badaev

The UFC management made sure that the Brazilian Alexa Pereiro the star they protect from the Russians Magomed Ankalaeva says Aslanbek Badaev, vice-president of the ASA.

Pereira has 11 wins and two losses in MMA. The Brazilian has already defended his UFC light heavyweight title twice; prior to that, Pereira held the middleweight title. Ankalaev (18-1-1) is ranked second in the UFC light heavyweight rankings.

— The UFC created a star, the UFC created a monster. Alex Pereira goes down in history with his incredible stand-up skills, which the organization relied on. Michailidis, Silva, Strickland, Adesanya, Blachowicz, Prochaska, and Hill are all primarily strikers. Blachowicz, who wrestles more or less, gave Alex the most problems in the fight, taking the fight to a split decision. At the same time, Yan didn’t have the best time, losing narrowly to Teixeira, winning due to an injury to Rakic, and reducing the fight with Ankalaev to a draw, although any sane person could see that Ankalaev was “robbed” in that fight.

As long as Pereira’s opponents fight him according to the rules of kickboxing with small gloves, he will continue to win, that’s why they “hide” him from Ankalaev, because Magomed can bring down the star, and then the organization will have a “boring” champion.

Yes, Pereira is capable of knocking out anyone with his left hook, but if an aggressive fighter with constant pressure and good endurance fights him, Alex will lose. Former ASA light heavyweight champion Muslim Magomedov would have beaten Pereira with a dominant decision. I don’t see how the Brazilian could stop Muslim’s pressure. Magomedov would not have left Pereira any chance in the fight,” Badaev said, whose words were provided to by the ASA press service.

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