Alex Pereira backed by UFC legend to 'expose' Magomed Ankalaev with one key advantage
03/07/2025 02:07 PM
Alex Pereira has the tools to expose Magomed Ankalaev, according to a former UFC world champion, who believes ‘Poatan’ will defend his title.
On Saturday night, at UFC 313, inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, the Brazilian will go toe-to-toe with a talented grappler.
Many believe the Russian to be the former Glory kickboxing King’s kryptonite, with Chael Sonnen claiming Pereira could lose to Ankalaev and move up to heavyweight.
However, another MMA icon is confident the esteemed striker will come through the test unscathed.
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Alexander Volkanovski says Alex Pereira will ‘expose’ Magomed Ankalaev
In his astounding mixed martial arts career, Alexander Volaknovksi has cemented his status as one of the greatest of all time.
With a fantastic fight IQ, he’s compiled a marvelous resume and possesses the analytical skills to break down any UFC fighter.
Having watched both Alex Pereira and Magomed Ankalaev, he’s confident the São Paulo scrapper will walk away the victor.
In a video uploaded to his YouTube channel, the former featherweight King, said: "There's a couple of habits that Anakalev has. You get the right guy in front of you, like Alex Pereira, and you're doing some of the habits that you always do. He's gonna capitalise on it straight away, or even if he picks up on these habits during a fight, he'll capitalise pretty quickly.
“He is that good; he's got that good of eyes, that composed, he's that level-headed.
"I am gonna go with the favorite on this one. Alex Pereira, KO, I'm gonna go with TKO/KO. I don't think it's gonna be early rounds; [he] could definitely do it straight away. I'm thinking maybe second or third round TKO."
Former UFC star says fans have got Alex Pereira vs Magomed Ankalaev completely wrong
The match-up between Pereira and Ankalaev is undeniably fascinating.
Many are wondering whether the man with possibly the best left hook in the business, can overcome the grappling attacks coming in his direction.
However, not everybody is thinking about the contest in that way.
An ex-UFC contender says the fans have gotten Pereira vs Ankalaev all wrong.
