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Alex Pereira against Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 335 is the sort of booking that makes you stop scrolling and picture the first exchange. Pereira is coming off a stoppage loss to Ciryl Gane, while Pavlovich arrives with winning momentum and the kind of power that turns an ordinary exchange into a very bad idea. Remember Pereira getting Magomed Ankalaev back with elbows from half guard in round 1? That win came between his unanimous decision loss to Ankalaev and his round 2 defeat against Gane, so the recent story has been anything but smooth.
- Pereira returns after the Gane setback with another dangerous heavyweight waiting
- Pavlovich followed decision wins with a nasty Tallison Teixeira stoppage
- An 84 inch reach makes Pereira’s entries and exits worth watching
The fight could break open in the opening rounds as they test range, because a mistimed entry can leave either man exposed to a clean counter.
Pavlovich has put together wins over Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Waldo Cortes Acosta by unanimous decision, then stopped Tallison Teixeira in round 1. Here’s the thing: Pavlovich has an 84 inch reach against Pereira’s 79 inches, so distance is a big part of this conversation before anyone throws a punch. Pereira needs clean entries and a safe exit after landing, because hanging around in punching range gives Pavlovich chances to answer. Pavlovich needs to make that extra reach count without reaching so far that he opens himself up to Pereira’s counters.
Both men do most of their work standing, but Pavlovich’s decision wins also give this fight a story beyond early power. For Pereira, the big question is how he handles another dangerous heavyweight after the Gane setback, especially if the opening exchanges fail to settle anything.
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Alex Pereira against Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 335 is the sort of booking that makes you stop scrolling and picture the first exchange. Pereira is coming off a stoppage loss to Ciryl Gane, while Pavlovich arrives with winning momentum and the kind of power that turns an ordinary exchange into a very bad idea. Remember Pereira getting Magomed Ankalaev back with elbows from half guard in round 1? That win came between his unanimous decision loss to Ankalaev and his round 2 defeat against Gane, so the recent story has been anything but smooth.
- Pereira returns after the Gane setback with another dangerous heavyweight waiting
- Pavlovich followed decision wins with a nasty Tallison Teixeira stoppage
- An 84 inch reach makes Pereira’s entries and exits worth watching
The fight could break open in the opening rounds as they test range, because a mistimed entry can leave either man exposed to a clean counter.
Pavlovich has put together wins over Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Waldo Cortes Acosta by unanimous decision, then stopped Tallison Teixeira in round 1. Here’s the thing: Pavlovich has an 84 inch reach against Pereira’s 79 inches, so distance is a big part of this conversation before anyone throws a punch. Pereira needs clean entries and a safe exit after landing, because hanging around in punching range gives Pavlovich chances to answer. Pavlovich needs to make that extra reach count without reaching so far that he opens himself up to Pereira’s counters.
Both men do most of their work standing, but Pavlovich’s decision wins also give this fight a story beyond early power. For Pereira, the big question is how he handles another dangerous heavyweight after the Gane setback, especially if the opening exchanges fail to settle anything.
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