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UFC legend cools Khamzat Chimaev hype, backing Alex Pereira as the favorite in a potential superfight matchup.
After Dana White announced Jon Jones’ retirement, bringing to an end months of frustration as he refused to fight Tom Aspinall, the Briton was elevated to undisputed status. His reign did not get off to a good start in the main event of UFC 321, where Ciryl Gane badly poked Aspinall’s eye to cause a no-contest.
MMA legend Anderson Silva is preparing for another boxing match this Friday as he faces former UFC champion welterweight champion Tyron Woodley.
Alex Pereira has thunderous hands, so it’s probably not the best idea to challenge the UFC champion to a spar. One training partner learnt the hard way when he traded blows with
‘Poatan’ has also only had one destination in mind for this super fight, with the injury he suffered last time out confirming to Pereira that he’d wait for the UFC’s event at the White House before coming back. A recent post from the champion has seemingly revealed that this is no longer his plan.
Joe Rogan recently discussed Israel Adesanya’s celebration and victory speech after ‘The Last Stylebender’ beat rival Alex Pereira at UFC 287.