Sharabutdin
Magomedov believes Alex
Pereira’s style is nothing extraordinary.
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Magomedov’s coach, Gor Azizyan, recently faced some backlash for
calling “Shara Bullet” more exciting than Pereira. According to
Azizyan, Magomedov has a more versatile striking game than the
light heavyweight champ. Azizyan also said that Pereira’s
nationality has also played a part in his rapid rise to
stardom.
„If we’re being fair, Shara is more exciting than Alex Pereira,”
Azizyan told Red Corner MMA. “Shara’s striking is more
dynamic. Alex Pereira doesn’t have that technique — knees, elbows,
heels, hands, low kicks, high kicks, and the frequency. Shara can
land 60 low kicks, 30 middle and 10 high kicks in one fight… We
haven’t seen that from Alex Pereira. He’s closer to America, he’s
Brazilian. It’s easy to promote a Brazilian.”
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Pereira recently secured his third successful 205-pound title
defense with a technical knockout over Khalil
Rountree at UFC 307 earlier this month. “Poatan” has finished
seven of nine UFC victories — which includes six title fights — all
within less than three years of his promotional debut.
Meanwhile, Magomedov has racked up three wins — including one
finish — since making his UFC debut last year. “Shara Bullet” is
now slated to meet Armen
Petrosyan (9-3) at UFC 308 this Saturday at the Etihad Arena in
Abu Dhabi, where he has a huge fan base. The undefeated Russian
also agrees with his coach about being more entertaining that
Pereira. However, he has the utmost respect for Pereira and
believes he can learn a lot from the Brazilian’s quick rise to
success.
“I think so [my style is more entertaining], why not? He boxes, he
kicks, nothing extraordinary, “Magomedov told Red Corner MMA. “His side kicks are a bit
non-standard. He is a great fighter and his fights are
entertaining. Not many UFC fighters get to the title so quickly.
There’s a lot that I can learn from him. He’s a great example.”