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I like chris but this is not one of his better takes. Alex is special and if he was a pushover he wouldve been grapplefucked already
That would have been fireworks. Prime Overeem might have been too much for Alex with the weight difference, but he has such a suspect chin. That's a pick 'em fight.I would have loved to see prime Overeem vs prime Perreira at HW.
Delusional Weidman strikes again, the guy is a glorified CAN and run his mouth about a legend like Pereira, Weidman really needs to STFU after that terrible cheating performance vs Silva
Link: https://www.mmamania.com/2024/4/24/...uch-a-deficiency-in-what-weve-seen-so-far-ufc
“It’s hard for me to get fully behind Pereira, because I do see such an opening with the wrestling, and he hasn’t really fought wrestlers who will take advantage of that,” Weidman said on Believe You Me. “It’s hard to deal with, but it’s so crazy and it’s such a deficiency in what we’ve seen so far.
“It’s almost like Ben Askren coming into the UFC and being able to just become a multiple-time champion with no hands,” he continued. “It’s like a striker looking at Ben Askren and thinking, ‘How the hell is this guy the world champion?’ He was able to do it in Bellator, he was able to do it in ONE FC. The guy had an unbelievable MMA career and had no striking at all. It looked awful but he was so good at wrestling he was able to do it.
Thanks, I was trying to remember who was pushing the idea that Nikita Krylov was Alex's kyptonite a week or so ago.For the past year, I've been asserting that Pereira is a product of circumstances. When he faces a strong wrestler, even not an excellent fighter, just someone like Nikita Krylov, he'll be exposed big time. 40 years old jan post injury is the best grappler he faced and fight was close. He just needs to face a physically strong guy with relatively good grappling, and he'll be toasted
Lol Weidman is a joke, everybody knows that.Its funny cause Weidman is the legend and Pereira is the can.
That is true, he is great wrestler, he does not stop.Prime chael’s double legs were relentless, he had great chain wrestling. He says it on his podcast often, the first takedown attempt is just to get you in, the 3rd move is what will put him down. Jan’s wrestling is levels below chael’s. Decades of muscle memory…. Alex won’t be able to stuff Chael’s takedowns just like chael wont be able to KO him with a left hook.
Is Max a cheater too since he eyepoked Justin twice in one minute
He's right: Perreira has never faced someone who's equipped to expose a wrestling weakness. The UFC really employs favourable matchmaking for certain fighters so it's just one more aspect of how the UFC isn't trustworthy as a sporting organization. I'm finding it hard to be enthused for anyone in the UFC unless I can trust they've actually been challenged without the UFC's thumb on the scale.
Why would you ask a question and then answer it? And do you expect me to be satisfied with the competition he's fought before he has fought them?Who are these fighters then who can expose such a weakness? He's fighting a wrestler next.
Im saying if they give MVP just strikers en route to a title shot and just completely protect him from wrestlers/grapplers to showcase his skills there would be a lot of complaints from shertards.
Problem is who is this great wrestler at LHW?He’s right. Alex is awesome but if he was matched with a great wrestler, he’s getting wrecked
Very much disagree he had a very good career especially at MW.Lol Weidman is a joke, everybody knows that.
Weidman would be eating from a straw for the rest of his life.
One of the luckiest titlte run in history, the fact he defended that belt 3 times is nothing but a miracle.Chris is speaking from a place of jealousy.
The facts are that Chris’ title defenses were against old men that recently deflated from USADA. Once Chris had to fight an elite guy his own age, he got pummeled.
Since when does "everyone" think Pereira is the GOAT?It's weird how all of a sudden everyone is cool with a striker of his caliber not having to test his TDD before everyone crowning him the GOAT.