News Chidi Njokuani wants to fight Alex Pereira

[KOPPE]

"That would be dope,” Njokuani told reporters, including MMA Junkie, at UFC Fight Night 206 media day. “I’ve got a lot of respect for him because he’s made a name for himself in the kickboxing world, and that’s not easy to do either. It would be dope to test my skills out against somebody else in that high of a caliber without having to go back to kickboxing to do it. I’ll probably shoot for a double leg or something.”

https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022...it-would-be-dope-fight-alex-pereira-kicboxing

 

[Substance Abuse]

" I’ll probably shoot for a double leg or something."

You gotta respect the honesty, lol.

 

[Stagliano]

Very respectful call out lol.

 

[Dorkman]

Would be fun but they have much bigger hopes for alex in the immediate future it seems. They're hoping he beats Strickland so that they can I assume move him into a match up with Izzy should Izzy get by Cannonier. If Pereira loses to strickland might be a fight they'd be willing to make.

 

[IveBeenHere4yrs]

Chidi is a beast, he needs to be fighting lower ranks with his experience, Brad Tavares. I do think a fight with Uriah Hall would be great.

 

[KOPPE]

Chidi is a beast, he needs to be fighting lower ranks with his experience, Brad Tavares. I do think a fight with Uriah Hall would be great.

Alex is low rank

 

[JustOnce]

They should first make Bruno vs Chidi. I think people underate Bruno and that loss, whereas it was Bruno that may have made looked Alex look more human.

 

[Arrrrgh]

Hell yeah.
Chidi's fight was fun.

Would probably be fireworks between those two.

I agree with y'all there may be better fights from a rankings perspective, but just from a "would I want to see it" position? Yes, yes I would.

 

[IveBeenHere4yrs]

Alex is low rank

He's busy that's s why I said someone else. Chidi would beat Strickland.

 

[MEAN357]

Fuck yeah I'd tune in for that, Chidi Chidi Bang Bang asking for a solid matchup

 

[Carrotman23]

 

[ChimRichalds]

Thag fight would indeed be dope.

 

[pooknicca]

I love this callout! The UFC has plans for Alex but if the stars ever aligned, that would be an amazing fight.

 

[BoxerMaurits]

They should first make Bruno vs Chidi. I think people underate Bruno and that loss, whereas it was Bruno that may have made looked Alex look more human.

Bruno Silva is already booked for a fight against Meerschaert for August 13.
After that, I def wanna see him take on Chidi, banger!

 

[SalvadorAllende]

Chidi is a beast, he needs to be fighting lower ranks with his experience, Brad Tavares. I do think a fight with Uriah Hall would be great.

He is a Bellator reject who found himself with a few good matchups in the UFC. I think Tavares grapplefucks him.

 

[SalvadorAllende]

They should first make Bruno vs Chidi. I think people underate Bruno and that loss, whereas it was Bruno that may have made looked Alex look more human.

I think Bruno is definitely a top 15 guys and will be top 10 in the future. That win will age like wine for Alex

 

[deadshot138]

Does his name rhyme with…..shitty?

 

[liljuey]

He is a Bellator reject who found himself with a few good matchups in the UFC. I think Tavares grapplefucks him.

Really? Tavares is more of a jack of all trades and his grappling is sub par.. very winnable fight for Chidi. Especially after seeing what Edmen did to Tavares.

 

[SalvadorAllende]

Really? Tavares is more of a jack of all trades and his grappling is sub par.. very winnable fight for Chidi. Especially after seeing what Edmen did to Tavares.

Might be. Poor Tavares.. I think he is over the hill but at some point the guy was legit.

Chidi showed a rather poor ground game from his back in the past. Hopefully he fixed that. He has a great frame for MW (I don't know how in the hell he fought at 170 at some point) and seems to carry good power.

 

[Jonathan Utah]

Njokuani has become one of my favorite fighters. He showed he can grapple in his fight against Dusko Todorovic.