Alex Pereira will be the bigger guy between the two and he is probably stronger than Israel Adesanya too. I expect this fight won't be on the ground which somehow benefits Alex Pereira's lack of MMA and UFC experience compared to Izzy. So in a stand-up fight, it'll be 50/50. Izzy may outpoint Pereira but the latter can also repeat another stoppage with his heavier strikes.
Is Pereira even a year already in the UFC? I watched his rematch with Vakhitov last year and I actually thought he was robbed there. But it's probably a blessing in disguise as he might get paid more here in the UFC. I have my bet on Pereira at 2.40. I am currently 1-9 on my last 10 bets from different sports so maybe I am a good indicator to bet on the opposite side.
Well, we don't say who is the really bigger guy, as long as they still didn't fight yet, and who's really going to win, for me, their fight on kickboxing was really the pinnacle of why there are many that are interested in Alex Pereira, and if he doesn't win that fight there will be no fight like this, but it was really crazy looking at his career fight in MMA his only lost was his debut, against Quemuel Ottoni with a rear naked choke submission and his win over Sean Strickland was pretty much crazy indeed, and Sean Strickland really underestimated Pereira so much that he goes straight to him like a suicidal terrorist, like his fight IQ is never to be found,
I used to be an Adesanya fan when he first came in the UFC. But as time passed along, he became really cringey in interviews and press conferences. And when it's time to fight his match in the cage, he became a bit boring the last couple matches. It's prolly for stylistic reasons but still... He got a bit boring. But this one vs Pereira could get dicey for him as you guys already know why. Then again could we see Adesanya add some wrestling in his game? I think we could see Adesanya do more than a couple of TD's. Dunno... I feel like he has to.
Well, if he adds some takedowns this could be Alex Pereira's weakness, and we will never know this is MMA after all, and just like the Francis Ngannou fight with Cyril Gane, all were in shock when Ngannou performed a takedown on Gane, and Ciryl Gane didn't expect that, and his game plan was all thrown outside the window, and if Adesanya would perform something like that or he could pull it as a last resort against Pereira, that could be one epic comeback for him I know many are a bit bored with his style, on how he fights right now but that is really his game plan and he is really sticking to that and to be in a safe spot, for him winning is really important,