Apparently, Dana White’s listing of essentially the most harmful fighters within the UFC doesn’t embody Alex Pereira.
We’re simply as shocked as you’re.
Throughout a latest look on Piers Morgan Uncensored, the UFC CEO was requested who he believes is essentially the most harmful fighter within the UFC proper now. Whereas White supplied up some notable names like Jon ‘Bones’ Jones, Islam Makhachev, and Ilia Topuria, he shockingly snubbed Pereira, a lot to the chagrin of battle followers.
“Jon Jones continues to be the most effective ever, the most effective of all time,” White mentioned. “However we now have tons of fellows which are [dangerous]. Islam [Makhachev], who’s now the primary pound-for-pound fighter on this planet. I imply, the listing goes on and on. Ilia Topuria is among the better of all time. Max Holloway continues to be one of many nastiest guys on the planet. Tons and many actually robust guys.”
UFC followers slam Dana White’s ‘Most Harmful’ Checklist
Whereas some followers identified that White ignored names like Dricus Du Plessis and Khamzat Chimaev, many had been in settlement that ‘Poatan’ ought to have on the very least been listed among the many above names, if not above them.
“Shocked he didn’t point out Alex Pereira in that group,” one consumer commented. “That’s the one one I’d add to essentially the most harmful guys within the UFC proper now.”
“How did Alex Pereira not pop up in his head throughout this second,” one other questioned.
“Most harmful is ‘Poatan’ and Topuria trigger they’ll knock you into one other dimension,” a 3rd wrote.
Alex Pereira Goes for his fourth mild heavyweight title protection at UFC 313
Pereira, after all, has been on an absolute tear since making his promotional debut just some brief years in the past. In simply 10 fights contained in the Octagon, he’s claimed each the middleweight and light-weight heavyweight titles and earned wins over a slew of former champions, together with Sean Strickland, Israel Adesanya, Jan Blachowicz, Jamahal Hill, Khalil Rountree, and Jiri Prochazka twice.
To many, ‘Poatan’ isn’t just the baddest man within the UFC, however he’s the promotion’s greatest lively star. He’s additionally been a consummate firm man, defending his title twice within the span of 9 weeks between his appearances at UFC 300 and UFC 303.
He’ll go for a fourth-straight protection on March 8 when he returns to the Octagon for a conflict with the division’s top-ranked contender, Magomed Ankalaev, at UFC 313 in Las Vegas.
