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Farah Hannoun

Alistair Overeem doesn’t expect Alex Pereira to last as UFC light heavyweight champ for very long

Alistair Overeem believes Alex Pereira needs to round out his skillset if he wants to remain UFC light heavyweight champion.

Pereira (9-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) captured the vacant 205-pound title with a second-round knockout of Jiri Prochazka at UFC 295. Former two-division Glory Kickboxing champion Pereira became a two-weight UFC champion in just seven octagon fights. However, former K-1 World Grand Prix champion Overeem doesn’t see his reign lasting very long.

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