What Alex Pereira has been in a position to accomplish throughout a short while in MMA has been nothing wanting execeptional.
The Brazilian actually arrived within the Octagon with some hype behind him due to a stellar career in kickboxing, the place he was famed for his one-punch knockout energy.
He already made historical past within the sport of kickboxing by turning into the primary man within the historical past of Glory to carry titles at two weight lessons concurrently.
Quick ahead a number of years and he hasn’t simply succeeded in transitioning to MMA, he’s become one of the best in the world. In consequence, he is without doubt one of the greatest names within the MMA.
And based on this ex-fighter, among the best throughout any sport…
Chael Sonnen Says Alex Pereira’s Greatness Transcends Fight Sports activities
In a latest look on The Zach Gelb Present, Chael Sonnen spoke about Pereira’s unprecedented rise in MMA and the way it might transcend fight sports activities.
He made the case that, for a begin, nothing like this has ever been accomplished in preventing, the place somebody is ready to attain the very prime in successfully two completely different sports activities.
Sonnen additionally selected to take a look at the larger image by bringing the whole lot of sport into query. As soon as once more, Sonnen insisted that nobody has ever been this profitable in two completely different fields throughout their profession.
Pereira’s kickboxing expertise are clearly an important a part of what he does in MMA, however even Dana White not too long ago admitted that he as soon as had reservations about how nicely “Poatan” would do contained in the Octagon, the place opponents can grapple with him.
Sonnen believes that Pereira’s profession deserves to be checked out in sport as an entire, making some daring claims about simply how nice he really is.
“I can assure it by no means occurred in fight sport. I’m telling you, in sport! I’m sufficiently old to recollect when Bo Jackson was enjoying soccer and went and performed baseball, however he wasn’t 36 when he began and he didn’t develop into the perfect on this planet.
“I’ve by no means seen an increase like this. Basketball, baseball; anyway you need to do it. This could be the best athlete of all time. I imply that’s foolish, it could be true.”
Pereira could possibly be in for his hardest check so far later this yr ought to anticipated plans come to fruition.
Off the again of one other knockout at UFC 303 this previous weekend to efficiently defend his gentle heavyweight title for the second time, “Poatan” may face a stiff grappling problem within the type of Magomed Ankalaev.
