Alex
Pereira was glad to see a former kickboxing opponent’s skills
successfully translate inside the Octagon on Saturday.
Pereira’s former Glory kickboxing foe, Dustin
Jacoby, took on Julius
Walker in a light heavyweight matchup at
UFC Vegas 113 on Saturday. Walker took down his former training
partner, Jacoby, multiple times in the first round. However, Jacoby
dropped Walker in the second round and followed up with precise
ground-and-pound, forcing the referee to step in.
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The Glory Days
Pereira was nostalgic while watching the fight and congratulated
Jacoby on his win. “Poatan” also called for his former foe to be
placed in the official
UFC light heavyweight rankings.
“Incredible work [Dustin
Jacoby] put some respect on his name and place him in the
rankings!” Pereira wrote on Instagram.. “Nostalgia from the Glory
days, would love to see him in the rankings to show the evolution
that has occured in a different Sport! Chama.”
Pereira (13-3) knocked out Jacoby (22-9) in the first round of
their Glory kickboxing clash in 2014. While Jacoby started juggling
between kickboxing and MMA soon after, Pereira made his MMA debut
in 2021. “The Hanyak” is currently on a three-fight knockout streak
that could see him enter the Top 15 rankings. Meanwhile, Pereira
recently reclaimed his light heavyweight title against Magomed
Ankalaev and is currently rallying for a matchup against
Jon
Jones.