Michael Bisping has no subject with Alex Pereira cornering Sean Strickland at UFC 312.
This Saturday, Strickland challenges Dricus du Plessis for the middleweight title in the primary occasion of UFC 312, and when he does, present gentle heavyweight champion Alex Pereira will probably be in his nook.
Again in 2022, Pereira knocked out Strickland in a middleweight title eliminator, however the two have since grow to be buddies and occasional coaching companions, which led to Pereira becoming a member of Strickland in Sydney this weekend. It’s a call that some individuals, like UFC Corridor of Famer Daniel Cormier, criticized on condition that “Poatan” defends his gentle heavyweight title towards Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313 subsequent month in Las Vegas, and Bisping understands why.
“DC thinks it’s a nasty thought. I’ve bought a concept on why he’s doing it,” Bisping stated on his YouTube channel. “The fact is, for Alex Pereira, flying to the opposite facet of the world a number of weeks earlier than his title combat towards Magomed Ankalaev, that lots of people assume is the hardest matchup for him at 205, and I’ll most likely agree with that, as nicely. They assume it’s a nasty thought.
“Daniel Cormier stated when you go on the market, you go to Australia, you bought to cope with jet lag, completely different meals, the coaching routine received’t be the identical, and all the remainder of it. They’re all legitimate factors. And by the way in which, the entire time Pereira is doing that, Magomed Ankalaev is working his god rattling ass off, as a result of Pereira, if he beats him, he turns into a legend himself. And each single time he’s standing there with Sean Strickland and doing all that sort of stuff, Pereira isn’t advancing his sport, he’s not defending takedowns and all the remainder of it. So what’s going on?”
That being stated, Bisping has a fairly easy clarification for why Pereira would possibly undertake such a threat earlier than a title combat of his personal: it’s a win-win state of affairs.
“Sean Strickland has educated with Magomed Ankalaev, so there’s positively some synergy there, and there’s some ways in which Sean Strickland will help Pereira,” Bisping stated. “Inform him what he does within the gymnasium and all that sort of stuff. …
“The rationale Alex Pereira goes to Australia is as a result of he’s going to receives a commission a shit-ton of cash! There will probably be appearances galore. He’s the most important star in all the sport. He can do a signing, he can do appearances, he can do a seminar. He can simply present up at a bar and have a number of beers and he’ll receives a commission.
“He’ll go off to Australia and he’ll make like $100,000-$150,000. After which on prime of that, while he’s there, he will get to be an excellent teammate, he will get within the good graces of all people. Everyone thinks, ‘Wow, what a man! This man is unbelievable! He’s so sacrificial! He places others earlier than himself.’ So it’s a pleasant PR transfer. And I don’t know this, however he’s most likely going to receives a commission a ton of cash.”
Bisping later added that he wasn’t sure this was behind Pereira’s resolution however stated he “would wager some huge cash” that Pereira was making a substantial sum this weekend.
And even when that’s not the case, Bisping nonetheless thinks there’s little or no draw back. Together with his title combat over a month away, Pereira can have his cake and eat it too.
“I don’t assume it’s going to have an effect on his combat towards Magomed Ankalaev,” Bisping stated. “That’s about 5, six weeks away, one thing like that. So it doesn’t actually matter. It’s not ideally suited, it’s not optimum, however you do should profit from these alternatives. He isn’t going to be the champ without end. …
“You need to unfold your fanbase. You need to go on the market and join with individuals. That’s the way you develop as a star. You’ve bought to maximise on this chance.”
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Fighter vs. The Author
Loopy certainly. Dude was within the Prime 10!
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— Renato Moicano (@moicanoufc) February 4, 2025
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LOL.
Julian Lane gave extra to this sport than 99 % of fighters. We’ll be saying “let me bang” for so long as the game exists.
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If Alex Pereira loses to Magomed Ankalaev, this would be the silliest story. I’m right here for it.
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