Media Alex Pereira will KO Israel again

[Aurelian]

Izzy was touching him up in the last fight. I think the smaller gloves favor the man who lands more often, plus Adesanya should have a clear grappling advantage having done it for 5x the amount of time.

Alex is a real big dude. He could probably bulk up and fight at HW without much issue. It would shock me to see Israel being able to takedown and control Alex.

 

[rjmbrd]

On the subject of Bruna Silva, did you see him get out struck by Gerald Meerchaert?
The fact that Pereira is in a title fight given who he's beaten is hilarious.

This is stripping out all context. Bruno Silva went 3-0 in the UFC, all knockouts, and he won 17 of his previous 18 bouts. Bruno is an absolute animal without a big name who had a bad fight against Meerschaert. Welcome to MMA.

...and to think how many people said Izzy was getting the kid gloves treatment when he beat three top ten guys, a guy who would go on to become a top five guy and Anderson before getting a title shot.

Strickland was top 10 ranked and on a 6 fight win streak, going undefeated in the middleweight division.

If we want to do squirrley MMA math, Sean beat the brakes off Jotko, who beat Meerschaert. Styles make fights. This is why we don't judge fighters like Bruno Silva based on one fight.

In a more normal course of things, Pereira would get a title eliminator next. The factors in play here are that a former multi-weight world champion in kickboxing is going to get sped along when they win 3 UFC fights, the last being a spectacular first round KO over a ranked, win streak opponent.

The fact that he's already beaten and KO'd Izzy means this gets made quicker than usual. Nothing really egregious as there is currently no #1 contender in the division, Izzy has beaten just about everybody that deserved a shot.

 

[Po Atan]

Izzy can very easily pull an Ngannou if he wants tho. He has said on interviews plenty of times that this is MMA so he might want to mix it up to prove a point.. Bruno Silva was almost taking him down at will (wasn't able to keep him down but I'm sure Izzy's wrestling is better than Bruno..)

Ngannou was bigger than Gane and physically stronger. Izzy won’t be bigger or physically stronger than Pereria.

 

[Po Atan]

I hope Izzy shows up with a titty then gets slept

Half of that’s already happend. His tit is back and it’s huge.

 

[Phisher]

This is stripping out all context. Bruno Silva went 3-0 in the UFC, all knockouts, and he won 17 of his previous 18 bouts. Bruno is an absolute animal without a big name who had a bad fight against Meerschaert. Welcome to MMA.

The proper context is that Silva's resume consists of a bunch of KOs over guys on the regional circuit and some of the worst MWs in the UFC.

The guy has been grossly overrated.

Strickland was top 10 ranked and on a 6 fight win streak, going undefeated in the middleweight division.

If we want to do squirrley MMA math, Sean beat the brakes off Jotko, who beat Meerschaert.

Pereira's win over Strickland was a win over a legit contender, but Strickland literally walked into Pereira's power side with his guard down.

I haven't seen anything that stupid in top level MMA in years.

Styles make fights.

Dude, go watch that Meerchaert/Silva fight.

It wasn't the grappling that upset Silva's striking. He's just not that good.

He was still throwing giant haymakers and deliberately putting himself off balance after Meerschaert took him down in the first round. In the second, Meerchaert just outstruck Silva off of the backfoot and was rolling shots off his shoulder like a skilled boxer at times.

Silva hasn't beaten nobody to earn the praise that he was getting on this forum.

Obviously, the selling point for this foght is the history from kickboxing and Izzy asked for the foght, but Pereira's UFC wins don't look good at all IMO, and dude is just coasting on resentment towards Adesanya.

 

[Egészségére!]

If Izzy fights his best game plan he takes it by dec imo but there’s no room for error

 

[cereal gan]

this thread gives me islam/charles vibes
"who has islam fought?"
"charles fought better competition"
"bobby green is islam best win" similar to shitting on bruno silva

 

[Ladder Master]

On one hand I want to see Izzy lose. On the other hand
it would be nice to see the massive weight manipulator fail his weight cut.

 

[Jorge Luis Borges]

Hes not suddenly gonna be a great offensive wrestler.

While true, he doesn't need to be. He just needs to be better than his opponent. If he can take Pereira down, that's a game change. But beyond that, if he can just make Periera worry about the takedown, it might open up his striking defense. Adesanya's advantage imo is not just better grappling, but better ability to use striking to set up grappling and use grappling to set up striking. He's adapted to MMA impressively well, and he's got a lot more MMA experience. I think that edge makes him the favorite in this fight.

 

[humdizzle]

alex is gonna be bigger than izzy. very difficult to takedown.
glover is a better grappling coach than anyone izzy has in his camp.

 

[electricfuneral]

i don't see izzy winning either

 

[Fioretti]

I just hope Izzy engages and doesn't make the fight as boring as possible.

 

[jooohnmatrix]

Can’t see Izzy win this one.

 

[cereal gan]

i don't see izzy winning either

who did you pick between islam and charles before their contest ?

 

[Morning Star]

Izzy's has shown zero offensive wrestling yet he's going to be able to completely change it up, give me a break. I think this is gonna come down to who lands the big one first or possibly a boring Izzy decision. I feel like Izzy is going to be pretty conservative and not take many risks.

 

[rjmbrd]

The proper context is that Silva's resume consists of a bunch of KOs over guys on the regional circuit and some of the worst MWs in the UFC.

This is demonstrably untrue looking at each of their records, and comparing with the hundreds of UFC fighters who came and went through with nothing but losses.

Silva went 3-0 in the UFC when a completely green Alex beat him, you are trying to take it back because Meerschart later beat him. That isn't how sports work, and this should not need to be explained.

Pereira's win over Strickland was a win over a legit contender, but Strickland literally walked into Pereira's power side with his guard down.
I haven't seen anything that stupid in top level MMA in years.

Right, so Poatan summarily knocked out a world ranked middleweight in the first round, with his - can't make this up - signature KO punch, and you are blaming his opponent.

When the left hook career KO artist gets a left hook KO, we don't say the opponent on a 6 fight win streak was terrible. This so stupid at face value I cannot believe I am typing this out.

Dude, go watch that Meerchaert/Silva fight.

I did, he had a bad night and looked off. How can you have watched this much MMA and not know that is a thing?

Poatan tooled Strickland. Strickland tooled Jotko. Jotko tooled Meerschaert. That is not how MMA works, you don't win every fight, we examine your body of work. Silva is a solid fighter.

Obviously, the selling point for this foght is the history from kickboxing and Izzy asked for the foght, but Pereira's UFC wins don't look good at all IMO, and dude is just coasting on resentment towards Adesanya.

Multi weight world champions who come over from kickboxing and go 3-0 in the UFC with their last win being a spectacular first round KO of an undfeated in the division world ranked opponent can get a title shot.

You're making a meal out of nothing.

 

[drbolony]

this thread gives me islam/charles vibes
"who has islam fought?"
"charles fought better competition"
"bobby green is islam best win" similar to shitting on bruno silva

Yes 6-1, one dimensional, Alex Perriera is exactly like Islam Makhachev. No standing 8 counts in MMA. Izzy is dropping this dude and he's not getting up.

 

[BjPenn2017]

Don’t put it past Israel to grapplefuck him.. He does come from CKB which are probably the best game planners in the sport currently.

 

[cereal gan]

Yes 6-1, one dimensional, Alex Perriera is exactly like Islam Makhachev. No standing 8 counts in MMA. Izzy is dropping this dude and he's not getting up.

I slightly favor Israel but a finish is very unlikely in this fight
it will be a striking chess match and the smarter man wins a UD
you shouldn't expect these 2 to wildly engage reaching for a ko

 

[drbolony]

I slightly favor Israel but a finish is very unlikely in this fight
it will be a striking chess match and the smarter man wins a UD
you shouldn't expect these 2 to wildly engage reaching for a ko

Oh no, I understand how this fight plays out, don't need someone on the fence try to lecture me.

How can you say that Izzy's avenue to win is a UD, but Alex can take Izzy to Kickboxing school? Do you even realize what your statement entails? How can someone possibly win a UD against another fighter, if the other fighter has the ability to to take the first fighter to school, in the only facet of MMA you claim this fight is going to take place in (striking).

Sounds more like you just want to be able to tell people you told them so without actually commiting. I'm secure with my pick because I've analyzed both fighters and actually watched them fight.

Edit: referencing this

either adesanya outsmart him to a UD
or pereira surprise us all and take him to kickboxing school
there won't be a finish in this fight