Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold has praised Alex Pereira, calling him one of the greatest of all time.
Following his knockout victory over Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 320, Alex Pereira is one of the most talked-about fighters in all of mixed martial arts. He is once again the king of the light heavyweight division and he has plenty of options when it comes to what he does next.
Naturally, there are many fighters interested in taking on him, and his potential opponents include Carlos Ulberg, Jiri Prochazka, Jon Jones and the winner of Tom Aspinall/Ciryl Gane. Alex Pereira is a man in demand, and he knows it.
In a recent interview, the aforementioned Luke Rockhold gave a very honest opinion on how he sees ‘Poatan’ in the overall roster of the UFC’s greats.
Alex Pereira is praised by Luke Rockhold
“I used to hate Alex Pereira, but motherfucker is a gangster,” Rockhold told TMZ Sports. “It’s all about confidence. It’s all about balls. He’s got it. He fucking got it. I’m not gonna lie. I can’t hate the motherfucker anymore. He’s one of the GOATS.”
“He has the same mentality every time. He has no ground game, but the motherfucker has balls. No more hate. Alex, God bless, you are a gangster. He is one of the best champions of all time. Honestly, it’s impressive.”
Quotes via Nice junkie
Pereira has already written his name in the history books and is guaranteed to become a UFC Hall of Famer one day. That said, it’s somewhat frightening to think how much more he could continue to accomplish, especially considering how good he looked against Ankalaev.
Either way, we’re living in a pretty special era right now.
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