Robert Whittaker has actually discussed precisely why he thinks Alex Pereira ought to prevent a possible face-off with Dricus Du Plessis.
Having actually shared the cage with ‘Stillknocks’, the Aussie understands simply how unsafe the ruling 185-pound champ can be.
Picture by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC by means of Getty ImagesRobert Whittaker fears for Alex Pereira in possible Dricus Du Plessis battle
On August 17, at UFC 305 inside the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia, Dricus Du Plessis made a huge declaration.
In front of the eyes of the world, the talented rival conquered the striking expertise of Israel Adesanya en path to frustrating and eventually sending the icon to declare the greatest scalp of his profession.
Within minutes of the South African locking in the fight-ending face crank, Alex Pereira took to Instagram to leave a threatening post.
He submitted a picture of himself positioned with his television screen stopped briefly on Du Plessis having the belt twisted around his waist.
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He captioned the image: “Coming down to 185 one more time.”
While a battle in between the set would undoubtedly catch the creativity of the public, Robert Whittaker is encouraged that’s a bad concept for ‘Poatan’ due to the weight and stylistic match-up.
He informed Submission Radio: “Honestly, I do not believe that’s an excellent defend him.
“When you go up to light heavyweight, returning down is challenging. It’s not like he went up for one battle. He’s kept up there. He’s been combating up there for a while now, so it would take a lot out of him to come down. And Dricus is so strong there.”
“Alex gets hit, and Dricus likes getting struck. It’s difficult to see somebody with the quantity of power to stop Dricus from strolling forward into you.
“Dricus strikes hard. You saw that in the battle with Adesanya. Adesanya has like an actually excellent chin. Dricus was still injuring him enough to make him unpleasant.”
While Du Plessis emerged triumphant in his bout in Perth, Pereira has a sly sensation that an injury to his challenger might’ve played its part.
Alex Pereira believes Israel Adesanya was hurt in battle with Dricus Du Plessis
Du Plessis showcased abilities in abundance at UFC 305, however Pereira thinks his old competitor might have been having a hard time physically.
In his mind, the 205-pound title holder might think that if he turned up 100% fit, he ‘d have more than enough to deal with the middleweight King.
Therefore, it comes as not a surprise that a return down to his old department is showing a salivating possibility for the legend.
Throughout a video published on his YouTube channel, he described precisely why he believes Adesanya might have been hurt.
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