Joe Rogan praises Alex Pereira’s knockout power ahead of UFC 313

UFC commentator Joe Rogan has praised Alex Pereira’s knockout power ahead of the latter’s main event at UFC 313 tonight.

In the main event of the evening in Las Vegas, Alex Pereira will defend his UFC light heavyweight championship against Magomed Ankalaev. UFC 313 is shaping up to be a really interesting card and while there are no guarantees, the expectation is that this will serve as the toughest test that ‘Poatan’ has had in the promotion to date.

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His mixed martial arts career, up to this point, has been pretty wonderful to watch. Pereira has achieved some great things, and one of the reasons for that has been his power. He has the ability to turn the lights off at any given moment, and when you combine that with his insane precision, it makes sense why many are predicting him to win via knockout this evening.

In a recent episode of his podcast, Joe Rogan gave his own thoughts on the power of Pereira in relation to the rest of the division.

Rogan’s view on Pereira’s power

“He’s so different from anybody else in the division,” Rogan remarked. “. . . Everybody hits hard, they all hit hard, but that f—— dude hits hard-hard (Rogan exclaims). . . . It’s insane, his power’s just like, from God, it’s a crazy gift. It’s different than everybody’s power.”

Quotes via Bloody Elbow

Regardless of what outcome we get tonight, there’s no denying that Alex Pereira will constantly be a threat for as long as this fight lasts.

What do you expect to happen when Alex Pereira meets Magomed Ankalaev this evening? Is it going to be a technical bout, or is it more likely to be a stand and bang affair between the two? Let us know your thoughts, BJPENN Nation!