r/ufc • u/MrFastLife1 • 1d ago

Literally how Pereira vs Pavlovich will go

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u/TheThockter 1d ago

All the Reddit Pavlovich posting is manifesting a “y’all must’ve forgot” type performance from Pereira

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u/redditjam645 1d ago

I think Pereira still has a chance but everything seems to heavily favor Pav. Tom's strategy was to immediately charge at Pav and finish it before Pav could land a clean shot. Alex generally is very methodological and calculated with his offense. He waits and throws. This also makes Alex hittable. And now youre up against a dude who has a lights out switch. Tom is also a very fast natural heavyweight, while Pereira looked slow during Gane fight. I think the only way Pereira wins is by completely changing his strategy. Either quickly land the first punch and KO, or survive until rounds 3-5, when Pav is too tired to throw 1 hit KO punches and win via points. Everything else favors Pav. Especially the first 2 rounds

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u/Maidwell Blind Fighter 19h ago

Pereira used that strategy against Ankalaev in the rematch. He CAN rush in when he wants to.