UFC-champion Alex Pereira sparring with undefeated Heavyweight Boxer

Discussion in 'MMA Forum' started by BoxerMaurits, Sep 29, 2024.


Who won?

  1. Alex Pereira

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    66.7%

  2. Igor Adiel Macedo

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  1. AdamT

    AdamT Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Aj could kill him, but after that beatdown he will be fragile and poatan could chin him
     
    AdamT, Sep 30, 2024
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  2. Melankomas

    Melankomas Prime Jeffries would demolish a grizzly in 2 Full Member

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    Apparently many kick-boxers thought that Alex wouldn’t do well at first because his style was too boxing oriented
     
    Melankomas, Sep 30, 2024
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  3. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Brazil has had some good sucess in the amateurs scene recently.
    Boxing is very popular in one State here (Bahia), basically all the recent fighters were from there (Freitas, Pereira, Robson Conceição, this new prospect gold medal Hebert too). And it is popular too in another northern state (Pará).
    In the other places, especially the Southeast.. if you are talented for fighting, you go to MMA because the MMA scene is bigger and you simply have more opportunities to be active... and of course, BJJ is our bread and butter and more popular in the South-Southeast.
    Not to mention that we are pretty good in Muay Thai, outside of Thailand of course, Brazil is only below France in Muay thai... (again, more in the South-Southeast)
     
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  4. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    For what is worth, this boxer Igor Macedo koed Guto Inocente in Boxing. Inocente is a World Class kickboxer himself.
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  5. TMLT87

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    He wouldnt do great at top 10 level at HW even in MMA or kickboxing imho. Its not the right weight class for him.
     
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  6. outtieDrake

    outtieDrake Well-Known Member Full Member

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    there are people who believe Jake Paul can beat Perreira.

    Seems like he gave that boxer a decent fight.

    He’s not world champion level but above average at least a top 30 cruiser weight.
     
    outtieDrake, Oct 2, 2024
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  7. Melankomas

    Melankomas Prime Jeffries would demolish a grizzly in 2 Full Member

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    Probably the worst boxing I’ve seen form Poatan, his reflexes and overall skillset looked much sharper when he sparred McKean. Could Poatan potentially be past it?
     
    Melankomas, Oct 2, 2024
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  8. outtieDrake

    outtieDrake Well-Known Member Full Member

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    that sparring is from four years ago . he’s gotten better for sure. But he’s older now.
     
    outtieDrake, Oct 3, 2024
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  9. BoxerMaurits

    BoxerMaurits I’m from Sherdog Full Member

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    Footage is from a couple years ago.
    Still a prime Poatan though
     
    BoxerMaurits, Oct 7, 2024
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  10. Melankomas

    Melankomas Prime Jeffries would demolish a grizzly in 2 Full Member

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    I think round 4 from Saturday answered my question more than anything lol, those quick straights Khalil threw were troubling him early on though.

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    Melankomas, Oct 7, 2024
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  11. BoxerMaurits

    BoxerMaurits I’m from Sherdog Full Member

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    Jup, which makes me wonder what Pereira’s old rival, former GLORY Kickboxing Light-Heavyweight champion Artem Vakhitov, could do to Poatan in a potential trilogy fight (but this time in MMA) !
    The Russian Kickboxer has transitioned to MMA and is fighting for a UFC-contract tomorrow in the main event of Dana White’s Contender Series, so now is the perfect time to revisit Vakhitov’s rivalry with Alex Pereira.

    Artem Vakhitov has brilliant Boxing, and during their fights, he was landing clean 1-2s down the middle on Pereira. Watching him find his rhythm is like poetry in motion.

    For those unfamiliar with GLORY or Kickboxing:
    Artem Vakhitov and Alex Pereira are 1-1 in GLORY, having exchanged the LHW belt in two razor-close, high-level fights. Vakhitov was the long-reigning champion until Pereira claimed the title by split decision in January 2021, becoming the first and only fighter to hold GLORY titles in two weight classes simultaneously. Later that year, Vakhitov won the title back by majority decision.

    They’re tied 1-1 in super-close championship bouts, with Alex edging the first and Artem the second.
    Interestingly, many felt Vakhitov deserved the first fight and Pereira the second, so they would still be 1-1 in the end.

    In my opinion, both fights could have gone either way.

    First fight (Alex Pereira wins the title):

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    Second fight (Artem Vakhitov wins the title back):

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    Official highlights of both fights combined:

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    I’m curious how you would score their epic GLORY championship fights?

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    I’m really looking forward to Vakhitov’s fight on DWCS tomorrow !
     
    BoxerMaurits, Oct 7, 2024
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  12. MixedMartialLaw

    MixedMartialLaw combat sports enthusiast Full Member

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    He has all the strength and power to be a good boxer offensively but his lack of traditional defense would not allow him to get far.
     
    MixedMartialLaw, Oct 8, 2024
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