Alex Pereira will make his UFC gentle heavyweight debut this weekend towards former champion Jan Blachovic. “Poatan” is likely one of the greatest kickboxers on the planet, however his wrestling is nowhere close to the extent of Bulahovic. So which fashion of struggle will win within the co-main occasion of UFC 291?
Jan Blachowicz vs. Alex Pereira odds
| cash line | odds |
|---|---|
| Jan Blahowitz | -125 |
| Alex Pereira | -102 |
*Odds taken from FanDuel on Tuesday twenty fifth July 2023.
When, the place and the way will you watch?
- place: Delta Heart in Salt Lake Metropolis, Utah
- date: July 29 (Sat)
- time: 10:00 PM ET
- Viewing technique:PPV
Jan Blachowicz to face Pereira?
Jan Blachowicz is a flexible fighter with a 29-9-1 report in his skilled blended martial arts profession that started over 16 years in the past. He has 9 KO/TKO wins in his portfolio and an equal variety of submission wins. As well as, 11 wins by determination. As for his losses, two had been by knockout, two by submission, and 5 by determination.
The Polish martial artist additionally has one attract his portfolio, and that occurred in his latest struggle. It was a title struggle with Magomed Ankaraev that resulted in a cut up draw (one of many judges scored for Ankaraev).
Blachovic is thought for being robust as nails and possessing unimaginable energy. He additionally has expertise in judo, which he could put to make use of on Saturday. The factor is, he is a a lot better wrestler than Pereira, so beating him would not be a lot of an issue. The massive query right here is whether or not he can get to Pereira, who’s kicking and punching profusely.
Alex Pereira hopes to beat Blachovic
Alex Pereira is a former kickboxing world champion who has a report of 7-2 since switching to MMA. He is 4-1 within the UFC, however his solely loss got here in April in a title struggle by KO to Israel Adesanya. It was the identical middleweight struggle as all of Pereira’s earlier UFC fights.
However this time, he is preventing at gentle heavyweight, so that might pose an issue for the Brazilian. The issue is that regardless of his ability and unimaginable velocity, he could not have the energy to struggle a participant as huge as Blachowicz.
Plus, as we have seen in middleweight fights towards seasoned wrestlers, “Poitan” could also be headed for doom. He is had 5 touchdowns to date in his UFC profession, which is definitely an enormous quantity contemplating he is principally fought strikers. In actual fact, two of his 5 UFC fights have been towards Adesanya, who had by no means recorded a landing earlier than.
Jan Blachowicz vs Alex Pereira Prediction
Pereira is above Blachowicz by way of kickboxing, however I doubt he has sufficient energy to take down the Polish fighter. However what in regards to the different approach round? We imagine this state of affairs is feasible. Blachowicz has the ability and energy wanted to take down Pereira, and will win ground-and-pound.
choose: Blachovic wins by KO/TKO
