Pereira Rates UFC Fighters, Sinks 'Stillknocks'
10/03/2024 03:04 PM
"Stillknocks" still sucks, according to "Poatan."
Where does Dricus Du Plessis rank among the top UFC fighters?
At the bottom, according to light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira. "Poatan" was asked to rate some of the biggest names in the sport on a scale of 1-10 and "Stillknocks" finished dead last, despite winning the middleweight title from Israel Adesanya.
Who knows a thing or two about the power-punching Brazilian.
Here's the complete list, courtesy of ESPN MMA.
Jon Jones = 9
Tom Aspinall = 9
Khalil Rountree = 7
Aleksandar Rakic = 7
Khamzat Chimaev = 7
Robert Whittaker = 6
Magomed Ankalaev = 5
Dricus du Plessis = 4
Pereira has considered fighting Jones at heavyweight — but not Aspinall.
Whether or not Rountree Jr. is a legitimate seven may depend on his performance against Pereira atop the UFC 307 pay-per-view (PPV) event this Sat. night (Oct. 5, 2024) at Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. It's likely that someone is going to sleep fairly quickly, which means "War Horse" will be as high as Jones (no pun intended) or as low as Du Plessis on Sunday morning.
We'll find out in just over 48 hours.
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