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“Originally, when I heard about this fight I was like, ‘this is is a tough matchup for Pereira’ — I still think it is a tough matchup,” former UFC featherweight champion, Alex Volkanovksi, said on YouTube. “But then the more and more I look into it and chat about it; Pereira, his takedown defense is getting better and better. Let’s remember his fight with Jan Blachowicz. He was able to stop takedowns, get back to his feet. Showed a lot of improvements in his takedown defense against a solid wrestler. Probably not as good as Ankalaev.”
“I think Ankalaev’s wrestling and grappling is going to be much better than Jan Blachowicz to be quite honest,” Volkanovski continued. “But I think Pereira’s confidence, [he has] an even better understanding of the grappling, takedown defense. All that sort of stuff. On the feet; Ankalaev, great fighter. Southpaw. Does some great things. Can look very effective on his feet, but Pereira is insanely good on the feet. I think it’s going to be hard to bet against Alex Pereira with just how things are going to be. That inside leg kick. I don’t know if you remember with Jan Blachowicz and Ankalaev, [Jan] was able to make a mess of Ankalaev’s lead leg. So obviously for Pereira to find that opportunity, it’s going to be there.”
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