du Plessis backs himself in opposition to Pereira
“If I’m speaking about simply the arise exchanges, I’m not combating a kickboxing battle,” du Plessis advised Submission Radio. “I’m combating an MMA battle, and a kickboxing battle, you want to have the ability to land combos. You’ll want to land large punches the entire time. Get a man rocked, you get an eight-count – you’ve got all these variables. The place in MMA, I don’t care who you might be: If I catch you clear with these small gloves, you’re going to go down, and I’m going to catch you finally.
“Now, I stated it with Izzy. He stated I’m too sluggish. I wouldn’t be capable to catch him. Effectively, yeah. Like, I made a submit yesterday saying possibly it’s not fairly, however rattling, it’s efficient as a result of I’ll catch you finally, after which it’s an entire completely different story as a result of I’m not partaking in a kickboxing battle. I’m punching, and I’m kicking, nevertheless it’s not a kickboxing battle. It’s an MMA battle, and once I put these collectively, it’s a distinct battle.”
“I actually imagine that with a man like Alex Pereira, he has energy,” du Plessis stated. “I’ve lots of energy, too. Sure, he has crisp placing. His placing is unbelievable. That’s why he has the kickboxing resume he has. However we noticed with the Khalil Rountree battle – we noticed lots of issues. Khalil had success in these first two rounds. He actually did.”
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