Alex Pereira won’t have a chance to show his floor sport at UFC 307.
That’s as a result of gentle heavyweight title challenger, Khalil Rountree Jr., refuses to shoot for a takedown at any level throughout their five-round championship affair, which tops the Oct. 5 pay-per-view (PPV) card in Salt Lake Metropolis.
But when prime contender Magomed Ankalaev needs to step up and take a look at his floor sport towards the budding jiu-jitsu survivalist, then Pereira is open to creating the title protection occur — assuming he doesn’t get starched by “Battle Horse” at UFC 307.
“No actual desire, it’s as much as the group, however perhaps defend my belt another time,” Pereira instructed Principal Occasion about his preventing future (which might embody a return to middleweight). “Ankalaev has been speaking quite a lot of stuff, perhaps it will be a great alternative for me to form of show my grappling and my floor sport to the individuals. It’s as much as the group, no decisions.”
Ankalaev has been important of Pereira’s title reign ever because the promotion handed him over in favor of extra style-friendly opponents, like Jamahal Hill and Rountree Jr. — two strikers by commerce. Ankalaev, nonetheless, is partly accountable for his present matchmaking.
Naturally, none of this issues except “Poatan” prevails at UFC 307.
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