Daniel Cormier and Chael Sonnen recently shared their thoughts on a potential superfight between Alex Pereira and Khamzat Chimaev. Both UFC icons pointed out that there is a huge size difference between the two and explained how that would give Pereira an advantage.
Pereira recently reclaimed the light heavyweight title with an impressive first-round knockout victory over Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 320 earlier this month. Meanwhile, Chimaev defeated Dricus du Plessis via unanimous decision at UFC 319 in August. After Pereira’s title victory, Chimaev expressed his strong desire to face the Brazilian in a bid to become a two-division UFC champion.
In an episode of the show Good Guy/Bad Guy, Sonnen previewed a potential showdown between the two men and said:
“Well, damn. Pereira is so big. I think size matters at some point. Chimaev would be a problem in certain positions, but at the end of the day, Pereira’s size, even if he went down once or twice, he’s a big man to hang around the canvas for 25 minutes straight… What they weigh right now, Pereira would beat him.”
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Cormier agreed with Sonnen and responded by saying:
“Yeah, it’s a tough fight…Man, size has to matter at some point. It might not matter from 170 to 185, but it has to matter at some point. When you start jumping 20 pounds…It has to matter at some point.”
Khamzat Chimaev thinks Alex Pereira is a ‘good match’ for him
Khamzat Chimaev would love to face Alex Pereira in a light heavyweight title fight next. Chimaev recently claimed Pereira was a good match for him and redoubled his desire to become a two-division champion.
In an interview on the Badaev podcast (via @RedCorner_MMA on X), Chimaev called for a fight against Pereira and said:
“If you ask me, of course, I would love to fight for the second belt. It’s no secret, the guy who has the belt at 205 pounds now is a very good match for me, unless (if) I were to get reckless with him. They say he has a lot of power, but I’ve never been outmatched in that area. He was also fighting at 185 pounds, then moved up to 205. So I would love to fight at the light. heavy weight.”
Edited by Nishant Zende.
