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Pereira (13-3) is set to face Gane (13-2) for the interim heavyweight title at UFC White House on June 14. Pereira will look to create history by winning a UFC title in a third weight category. However, many, including Ngannou, consider Gane to be Pereira’s toughest test so far.
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It will be a big move up for Pereira, who started his UFC career as a middleweight. Ngannou believes Gane is more well-round that Pereira. Gane is known for being unusually slick at heavyweight. Ngannou believes Pereira will find it difficult after moving up from light heavyweight to face a heavyweight striker who is faster than most light heavyweights.
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“I think Ciryl has more tools here,” Ngannou told Helen Yee. “Alex Pereira has his own style, Ciryl Gane has his own style. For me, it’s not a good matchup for Alex Pereira in terms of style. Basically, if he’s moving up to the division and has to face a heavyweight that is even lighter than a light heavyweight on his feet.”
Ngannou (18-3) defended his heavyweight title against former teammate Gane in his last UFC outing at UFC 270 in 2022. While Ngannou is known for his knockout power, “The Predator” surprised fans by using cage wrestling to control Gane and earn a unanimous decision win. Ngannou is now scheduled to fight Philipe Lins on MVP’s first MMA card in collaboration with Netflix on May 16.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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