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Pereira’s former Glory kickboxing foe, Dustin Jacoby, took on Julius Walker in a light heavyweight matchup at UFC Vegas 113 on Saturday. Walker took down his former training partner, Jacoby, multiple times in the first round. However, Jacoby dropped Walker in the second round and followed up with precise ground-and-pound, forcing the referee to step in.
The Glory Days
Pereira was nostalgic while watching the fight and congratulated Jacoby on his win. “Poatan” also called for his former foe to be placed in the official UFC light heavyweight rankings.
“Incredible work [Dustin Jacoby] put some respect on his name and place him in the rankings!” Pereira wrote on Instagram.. “Nostalgia from the Glory days, would love to see him in the rankings to show the evolution that has occured in a different Sport! Chama.”
Pereira (13-3) knocked out Jacoby (22-9) in the first round of their Glory kickboxing clash in 2014. While Jacoby started juggling between kickboxing and MMA soon after, Pereira made his MMA debut in 2021. “The Hanyak” is currently on a three-fight knockout streak that could see him enter the Top 15 rankings. Meanwhile, Pereira recently reclaimed his light heavyweight title against Magomed Ankalaev and is currently rallying for a matchup against Jon Jones.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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