Ciryl Gane doesn’t plan to ‘simply strike’ with Alex Pereira on June 14, on the South Garden of the White Home.
Gane and “Poatan” will lock horns for the interim heavyweight title subsequent weekend, and the winner of this bout is by regulation anticipated to satisfy reigning 265-pound champion, Tom Aspinall later this 12 months in a title unification bout each time the Brit is cleared to battle once more.
Whereas followers had anticipated a putting fest within the UFC Freedom 250 co-main occasion, “Bon Gamin” has now mentioned that he might take the battle to the bottom and submit the Brazilian as an alternative of simply attempting to find a knockout. Throughout an interview with Megan Olivi, the French fighter confirmed:
“I don’t wish to say it’s going to be an 100% putting match. That is MMA. Everyone is aware of I can do some wrestling. I can end fights on the bottom.”
Take a look at Ciryl Gane’s feedback beneath:
“Bon Gamin” has 2 submission victories within the UFC. On the identical time, “Poatan,” who has 0 wins by submission, possesses devastating knockout energy and has despatched well-rounded fighters equivalent to Magomed Ankalaev, Sean Strickland, Jiri Prochazka, and Israel Adesanya, amongst others, to the shadow realm.
With Glover Teixeira and Plinio Cruz in his nook, he’ll as soon as once more be well-prepared to defend takedowns on June 14 and remedy the Gane puzzle on his heavyweight debut.
Dana White exclaims that if Alex Pereira wins at UFC Freedom 250, he would soar over “Bones” and turn out to be the “biggest of all time”
Alex Pereira, a former two-time UFC mild heavyweight champion and likewise a former middleweight titleholder, can turn out to be the primary three-division UFC champion on June 14 if he will get previous Ciryl Gane. Though a victory over Gane would earn “Poatan” the interim heavyweight title, it will additionally make historical past.
Reacting to that, in a latest interview with Forbes, UFC head honcho Dana White mentioned that if “Poatan” will get his hand raised on June 14, he’ll then have a larger legacy than Jon Jones. White mentioned:
“If he [Alex Pereira ] wins the third world title that night time, he jumps over Jon Jones and turns into the best of all time.
Take a look at Dana White’s feedback about Alex Pereira beneath:
