Daniel Cormier can’t fathom UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira’s rise to the top when he sees a big hole in his game.
Pereira (10-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) knocked out Jamahal Hill (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) in the first round of Saturday’s UFC 300 headliner to retain his title at T-Mobile Arena.
Cormier is surprised how successful Pereira has been when he questions his grappling abilities. Pereira, a standout kickboxer before MMA, was taken down three times by Jan Blachowicz at UFC 291 and controlled for more than six minutes by Israel Adesanya in their first fight at UFC 281.
