While recently speaking on the the JAXXON podcast, former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz addressed a potential matchup with current champion Alex Pereira, given both fighters were in their prime.
“I would double-leg the shit out of him,” Ortiz said. “He ain’t stopping, and he ain’t getting away from me. Hell no.”
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“Poatan” Pereira, a former UFC middleweight champion, is currently in his second-term as a light heavyweight champion after knocking out Magomed Ankalaev in October.
Ortiz, known for his vicious ground game was confident that his wrestling would outdo Pereira’s striking.
“It always goes back and forth,” Ortiz said. “It goes back to ground guys, goes back to standup guys. Back to ground guys, back to standup guys.
“I think the one that actually has done really well that I’ve watched is Khabib Nurmagomedov and then [Khamzat] Chimaev. Those guys were the style that I fought. That’s how I fought. That type of style will win every single fight. Yes, it’s boring, but you’re not getting away from somebody.”
