Former UFC fighter Denis Tyouline in a conversation with , he named Nikita Krylov and Magomed Ankalaev as the most successful candidates for the role of the next opponent of the organization’s champion Alex Pereira.
Alex Pereira, 37, defended his light heavyweight title for the third time, knocking out American Khalil Rountree, 34, in the fourth round. Pereira’s next opponent could be Russian fighter Magomed Ankalaev if he defeats Austrian Alexander Rakic at the UFC tournament in Abu Dhabi on October 26.
“I don’t know how many people in the United States and Brazil watched that fight, but I didn’t wake up and, in the end, I did the right thing. Give Pereira Ankalaev or Krylov, then I think people will wake up for the tournament. Now there was a fight in which a professional athlete would definitely not see anything new. Even if Rowntree had won, it would have been something of an accident, I think. But this would not be a confrontation between techniques and coaching thinking. Yes, Rountree endured and tried to develop his attacks, but that doesn’t move the sport forward, doesn’t give us the opportunity to look at fighting differently. Maybe the UFC just wants to push fan outrage to the limit, so that even the American public will say: “Give Pereira a fight against Ankalaev.” “I hope Magomed beats Rakic and that happens.
— Who would win in great shape: Jon Jones or Alex Pereira?
— Jon Jones, in principle, had an ideal style for MMA, I think that in his context, Pereira’s flaws would have been revealed. Jones could wear him out, use various attacks to hit him in the clinch and catch him with one move, but I would really like to see such a fight, ”Tyululin told .
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