Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight clash.
Pereira (13-4) and Pavlović (21-3) will meet in the game. UFC 335 co-main event on December 12 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. If “Poatan” expects the Russian to start aggressively, he also expects Pavlovich to turn to wrestling if the punches don’t land.
Alex Pereira believes Sergej Pavlovic could try for a takedown if his early knockout punches fail
Speaking to Connect Cast, Pereira suggested that Pavlovic will rely on his strength initially before trying to wear him down with wrestling if the striking exchanges don’t go well.
“I think against me, maybe he might think, ‘I’m going to machine gun and knock this guy out,” Pereira said. “I don’t know what’s going to happen, but he can machine gun and if he can’t land his shot, he might try to wrestle me to wear me down. But I’m getting ready; I’m excited about the training and everything I’ve done with the team.”
Pavlovich finished Tallison Teixeira in his last match in 39 seconds, extending his winning streak to three. Meanwhile, Pereira is coming off a losing streak Cyril Gane
at
UFC Freedom 250 in June.
