Dana White marvels at Alex Pereira: ‘This guy destroys everybody’

SALT LAKE CITY – Dana White heaped reward in direction of Alex Pereira after UFC 307.

Pereira (12-2 MMA, 9-1 UFC) was examined early, however finally overwhelmed Khalil Rountree (13-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC) for a brutal fourth-round TKO to retain his gentle heavyweight title in Saturday’s principal occasion at Delta Heart.

Pereira has now defended his title 3 times within the span of seven months, and plans on taking a break after battling by adversity to make it to the struggle.

“What this man has executed is unbelievable,” White informed MMA Junkie and different reporters on the UFC 307 post-fight press convention. “And the best way that he’s executed it, this man destroys all people. … This man at all times needs to struggle. He’s (37), too – it’s not like he’s 28 and he’s bought this many fights (left). However we’ll see the way it all performs out.”

White stated Pereira vs. Rountree was a no brainer Battle of the Night time, and delivered regardless of many individuals’s skepticism towards the matchmaking.

“What a hell of a struggle. Khalil Rountree, I imply – one other stage of powerful,” White stated. “It’s a must to respect this man, however did this not play out the best way all people thought it will? Everyone at first was like, ‘Oh he’s ranked No. 8.’ However you knew that it was going to be a badass struggle. You knew it was going to be badass struggle. You possibly can by no means measure coronary heart. You don’t know the way that’s going to go. Properly, now you recognize (with Rountree).

“I felt just like the distinction was the low leg kick, and when (Pereira) began calf kicking him, he was destroying that leg and he was having bother placing stress on it, and he was having bother together with his punching energy, his motion, all the pieces. He systematically simply began selecting him aside.”

White additionally gave Rountree massive props for his aggressive method, wherein he was on the assault from the get go.

“He had no concern from the primary spherical,” White stated on Rountree. “Khalil Rountree went in there and began going at it the minute that the bell rang. No concern, no jitters, no nerves. Perhaps had some jitters and nerves. If he did, he didn’t present it. He went proper in towards one of many baddest dudes of all time and simply began mixing it up with him. It was superior.”

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