Max Holloway makes a final prediction for Magomed Ankalaev against Alex Pereira Regrach title to UFC 320

Max Holloway thinks that Alex Pereira will come back to a familiar approach when he meets Magomed Ankalaev in Las Vegas on Saturday. Their first confrontation ended with the Russian exceeding Pereira over five laps. Now, in the revenge match, Holloway is convinced that the Brazilian will return to a weapon that has once defined his style.

Pereira, who has experienced peaks in the championship and recent setbacks, is under pressure to find solutions against the measured strike of Ankalaev. The Russian proved during their first meeting that he could control the scope and the pace to neutralize the famous left hand of Pereira.

For the Revenge match, Hollow Think that kicks will be at the heart of the Brazilian plan. This tactic, often seen in his Kickboxing career, could be decisive in the slowdown in the Ankalaev movement and the creation of its own power plans.

Overview of the fight on his YouTube channel, Holloway said:

“I am saying to you at the moment, I'm ready to bet right now with someone that we are going to see the vintage kicks of Alex Pereira in this fight. I guarantee you that he was was knew for this first fight so as not to have done it, especially with the information he had with the way I think he will stay his distance, I think I'm going to have a thumbs up, I think he's going to be up, Champion.

Consult the comments from Max Holloway below (12:05):

Magomed Ankalaev is confident of versatile domination in the battle of the title UFC 320

Magomed AnkalaevIn the meantime, approach to the fight against Alex Pereira With better preparation compared to the first meeting. The Russian insists that even if he had done enough to win the title before, his current training camp has raised his state and his strategy.

Ankalaev thinks that this will result in a more complete performance inside the octagon. Speaking in an interview with the UFCAnkalaev said:

“I think that the biggest difference will be the fact that I will be able to dominate in all aspects of the fight … Whether it is the stand-up or the fight, I will be able to show it what I could not do at the time, and it will be very surprised. I have a lot of surprises for him in this one.” [H/t: UFC]