UFC mild heavyweight champion Alex Pereira is popping to former foe Sean Strickland for assist heading into UFC 307.
Pereira (11-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) defends his title towards Khalil Rountree (13-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) within the UFC 307 headliner Oct. 5 in Salt Lake Metropolis. Pereira knocked out Strickland in Spherical 1 of their July 2022 middleweight matchup. They’ve since educated collectively, and “Poatan” will as soon as once more make the most of Strickland in coaching.
Pereira moved his camp to Salt Lake Metropolis to make sure he’s even higher ready than he was when he edged out Jan Blachowicz in his mild heavyweight debut at UFC 291 in Utah.
“The factor in regards to the altitude is that it’s exhausting (to coach),” Pereira stated on his YouTube channel (h/t MMA Preventing). “We did this as soon as after I fought Blachowicz. We did it for 2 weeks then and three weeks now. I believe it’s going to be a lot better. …
“We now have an incredible workforce right here. We now have Glover (Teixeira), Plinio (Cruz), Yousri (Belgaroui), ‘Cesinha’ (Cesar Almeida). Sean Strickland can be coming subsequent week to coach with us right here. I’m very pleased with this preparation.”
Strickland is presently campaigning for a rematch with UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis. Strickland misplaced his title to Du Plessis by cut up choice at UFC 297 and has since rebounded with a win over Paulo Costa at UFC 302.
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