Francis Ngannou believes Cyrille Gane shall be a tough stylistic problem for Alex Pereira.
Pereira is making ready to make his heavyweight debut towards Gane for the interim title within the co-main occasion of UFC Freedom 250, scheduled for June 14th on the South Garden of the White Home in Washington, D.C.
“Poitan” has had a meteoric rise within the martial arts world, amassing a powerful legacy in simply 12 UFC appearances. Notably, in simply over two years, Pereira made historical past by successful each the middleweight and light-weight heavyweight titles, turning into the promotion’s ninth two-division champion.
Now, the 38-year-old Brazilian is trying to make much more historical past. A victory over Gane would make him the primary fighter to win UFC titles in three completely different weight lessons. Given his devastating placing arsenal, many followers and specialists consider the milestone is effectively inside attain.
However Francis Ngannou sees it in another way. The previous UFC heavyweight champion, who beforehand defeated Cyril Gane, believes it is going to be tough for Alex Pereira to win the occasion on the White Home.
Francis Ngannou says Cyrille Gane poses a giant downside for Alex Pereira
In a current interview with Helen Yee, Francis Ngannou shared his ideas on the Alex Pereira vs. Cyril Gane matchup forward of his MMA return towards Phillip Lins within the co-main occasion of the MVP MMA card on Might sixteenth.
Whereas The Predator did him justice, he predicted that Gane might be a stylistic nightmare for the previous two-division UFC champion, particularly if he strikes as much as a heavier weight class.
“I believe Cyril has extra instruments. And Alex Pereira has his personal model. Cyril Gane has his personal model,” Ngannou mentioned. “For me, and I might be unsuitable, it isn’t an excellent matchup for Alex Pereira when it comes to model. Principally, if he strikes up a weight class and has to face an excellent lighter-footed heavyweight.”
‘Poitin’ final appeared in motion at UFC 320 in October, the place he regained the sunshine heavyweight title with a first-round knockout of Magomed Ankalaev. He holds a 10-2 document within the UFC, with notable wins over Jiri Prochaska, Israel Adesanya, and Khalil Rountree Jr.
In the meantime, Cyrill Gane by accident poked heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall within the eye throughout their title battle at UFC 321 in October, leading to a no-contest and Aspinall being unable to proceed. “Bon Gamin” owns a 10-2 document with one no contest within the UFC, together with wins over Derrick Lewis, Sergey Spivak and Tai Tuivasa.
