Even in coaching, Sean Strickland is not keen to take the possibility of Alex Pereira catching him with one other one in every of his devastating left hooks.
Pereira revealed earlier this month that he was planning on bettering his English forward of a transfer as much as the sunshine heavyweight division, along with his former opponent Strickland tabbed as somebody that might assist spherical out his grasp of the language.
Strickland was brutally knocked out within the first spherical when he and Pereira met at UFC 276 final 12 months, and latest footage posted on Pereira’s YouTube channel exhibits the 32-year-old arriving on the gymnasium earlier than cracking a joke concerning the Brazilian doubtlessly knocking him out once more.
The 2 fighters proceed to heat up earlier than a little bit of sparring, which appeared noticeably mild in comparison with the wild periods Strickland sometimes likes to interact in. Pereira’s in depth putting background shines by way of even with each fighters taking it straightforward, though “Tarzan” can not help however touch upon how onerous the Brazilian hits.
Sean Strickland And Alex Pereira Each Set To Return In July
Pereira’s win over Strickland at UFC 276 was solely his third struggle within the UFC, however the efficiency was spectacular sufficient for the UFC to provide him a middleweight title shot towards Israel Adesanya.
“Poatan” claimed the UFC’s middleweight belt and improved to 3-0 over his former kickboxing rival when he stopped Adesanya within the fifth spherical at UFC 281, however his reign as champion was minimize brief when “The Final Stylebender” received his revenge at UFC 287. Pereira will now be shifting as much as the sunshine heavyweight division at UFC 291, the place he’ll tackle former champion Jan Błachowicz.
Strickland’s loss to Pereira snapped a six-fight profitable streak, and the 32-year-old ended up struggling back-to-back losses for the primary time in his profession when he dropped a break up resolution to Jared Cannonier in his subsequent bout.
“Tarzan” received again into the win column when he stepped as much as defeat Nassourdine Imavov on brief discover on the UFC’s first occasion of 2023, and followers will get to see if his coaching with Pereira has paid off in any respect when he meets Abus Magomedov within the major occasion of a UFC Combat Night time subsequent month.
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