I feel like Poatan is technical in the things he does, but he does not seem to have a very diverse skill set. I will say, the fact everyone knows what he is going to do, and he still KO’s his opponents with it, shows his mastery of the hook and flying knee.
He's got one of the best jabs in mma and some of the best footwork, always ready to check kicks and react to punches. All the little things he does add up to a massive problem on the feet. Always in position to throw shots.
I was literally lookin through Alex's fight footages to analyse his fighting style, which i find so educational. And some hours later you drop that video, thank you so much
yoo only at 2:53 and already blew my mind with that pulling the opposite arm back detail, just testing it out right here in my room i already feel so much more rotation in my body. you are the man gabriel thank you
Alex Pereira is terrifying. He's got this aura of silent killer about him. Once he connects it is over. I am going to be rooting for him against Adesanya. 💥
For me he’s very technical in comparison to other power strikers. Great body mechanics on his hook. His key skills however are his poise in the ring and his ability to set up his shots and analyze defenses.
He got bit by every venomous snake in Australia, between the last two Holloway fights, and now experiences time more slowly due to the constant pain. Whittaker, taking note of the change in sparring, decided to go walkabout, achieving the same, so he could compete against ai, and hackers, in competitive gaming. Then, in the Vittori fight, it occured to him that the gained reaction speed may help irl too
@@micahasher7600 a lot of people cover boxing. That guy is a twat to other creators. He thinks he is the only one who can talk about boxing. There are many better channels
From what I've seen from interviews and videos of his training, Pereira is a specialist through and through. He knows what he's good at, and he strategizes around those skills. Adesanya is a more technical sound fighter with a great mobility and a wider skillset, so I think the fight will be determined by Adesanya's ability to make adjustments to neutralise Pereira. I give it to Adesanya so long as he goes for the KO. If he fights safe, he's only giving Pereira more opportunities to land that hook (I say this as an Izzy fan who hasn't been bothered by his last few "boring" performances).
"I give it to Adesanya so long as he goes for the KO" bro that's literally why he got knocked out in their second fight. Izzy didn't trust the judges because of the first fight and go super aggressive trying to get the knockout and was check left hooked into oblivion
@@vertabun427 that's true, but they both have a lot more experience, and the different rule set changes the dynamics substantially. and let's not forget that MMA math never makes sense lol
I think pereira is just very bad match up for Izzy tbh. He can’t rely on reach so much. If he fights similar to costa fight I think he can win but idk pereira is very focused to defeat him for years now
You should of mentioned his overall body mechanics, a fundamental example of it that stands out to me is something he does with his knee too hook combination. When he brings the right knee down his left leg and hips are already loaded in the position to throw a powerful right hook, he explodes off the leg turning the knee in to further load the hips. Then the shoulder rotates over and he releases all the tension in the hips simultaneously. He rotates over all the way to the opposite side effectively loading it during a strike. Makes a lot of what hes throwing really powerful, and fast, particularly his close range combinations.
How about an episode about Gokhan Saki?? I think he is especially interesting because his opponents are usually bigger than him. Would love your breakdown of his style, especially his crazy combos
I was looking up Alex pereira videos and this one came up When you started with the left hook I was kinda rolling my eyes, “it’s gonna be one of these videos” But I was surprised with the in detail and in depth look you took. The suggestions are great as well, im glad I came across this channel. Definitely subscribed
I'd say he's also very good at distance control and pressure. When he meets a master like Adesanya it's evident he's not the world's best at those but still very high level for his division.
Gabriel I love your content mate, top notch I've been watching every video for yonks. I was wondering if you could do a video on balance? I'm really tall and long and often find myself off balance; I know practice will make it better but figured you'd have a million tricks and tips for this. Really hoping you share your skills! Cheers brother from Australia
@13:00 It's a by product of Pereira starting his kickboxing career late than being an alcholic during the early parts of it. However I don't understand the fixation towards his Adasanya rematch; He took the fight on 16 days notice, coming off of surgery, and landed that one strike he always seems to find. Calling it a "fluke" is just total nonsense, he knows how to find those openings and he caught Adasanya with it. Also he improved massively after that fight, look at his trilogy with Wilnis that captures his constant improvement over the years or his 2 fights with Vahiktov, arguably defeated him twice.
Alex has a brutal effective game, whereas Israel has many tricks in his tool kit. More of a technician than a fear inducing striker. As a Kiwi, I have to support Adesanya. I think Israel has the tools to win and mma experience. I look forward to it. Keep up the great work Gabriel. 👍
One thing coach, Alex also lowers his left arm before firing the shot, this gives him more leverage and reach to generate power as opposed to a traditional right hook. Only disadvantage to this is it leaves him wide open for a counter.
@@micahasher7600 well yeah they’re different but he has the same built in defense to his hooks as a shoulder roll. Obviously it’s not the same, it literally can’t be lol.
He really commits to the hook. Many fighters throw their left hand with only their arm, but Pereira is throwing a knockout left hook, he puts the whole shoulder and turns the torso to generate more power and speed.
This serie is great! So many great tips and a lot of "ohhh good idea" moments :p I would love to see more women, how about Anissa Meksen ? Thank you for your videos, your explanations are solid and help so much :)
I like the fact you mention the size of the cage. Izzy def built a new style around elusive movement using the space. Also first time UFC title fight for Pereira, different pressure. Izzy has felt it, let’s see if Alex he can handle it lol au
Long comment ahead. I been watching pereira since i first heard about him 3 years ago and this is what i learned. -First his power while there is an obvious genetic advantage he has great body mechanics to throw with as much power as possible, but not only that he has great timing to throw as soon as there is an opening and he has insane accuracy, his accuracy is probably the biggest factor to his power because in all of his ko's he always hit right on the chin or the temple, he never throws sloppy huge haymakers without regards where it lands. When he throws his hook, his feet are standing basically on a bladed side stance but his shoulders are square towards his opponent so he is in a loaded stance to throw that hook with power without having a huge load up because he is already in a stance where he can throw his hook with power. And like i said, he has insane accuracy, honestly i am surprised someone of your level does not see his level of accuracy but that is the scariest part because is always right on the chin or temple, it never misses it's mark and that paired with the timing to shoot as soon as there is an opening is what creates his devastating power. -On his training he always lift explosively, obviously genetics are a factor but like every single power puncher he always trains lifting heavy and explosively to maximize his power. He also cuts a lot of weight, he walks around 220 lbs currently so that gives him an advantage too. On his fight with adesanya he had 20 fights at the time while adesanya had like 80 fights back then and while is true that adesanya had him in trouble for a moment but consider the absurd difference in experience they had, Pereira back then had less than a handful of years of training. The hook that he landed was not a fluke at all, during the fight he throw that right overhand to hook combo multiple times but was blocked, pereira adjusted by throwing the right hand with more speed but less power so he could get in the position to throw the left hook faster and that adjustments is how he caught Adesanya. Honestly i am more impressed by fighters like him that fighters like you because while fighters like you are better at more complex strategies and visually more aesthetic techniques, Pereira has way better punching mechanics than you, better accuracy than you and better timing than you and while his strategies are very simple, those strategies are still very effective at all levels of combat and that paired with his better technique for power, his obvious genetic advantage and his weight training meant for power he can overcome absurd levels of experience and "better" technique like he did with adesanya. I understand why he may not impress you as much, because his technique doesn't look as good as other fighters, but fighters like him are the type that is impossible to beat by technical fighters like you or adesanya.
I agree with the part about Pereira's accuracy. Even the recent KO of Sean Strickland, it's not a big looping winding shot but he hits Sean directly on the nerve of his jaw regardless. The fight with him vs Adesanya is very interesting because he knows that he can take the 25 minutes to sort of feel things out and engage on his terms as opposed to kickboxing where he'd have to be doing something always. With that being said, I still think Pereira is gonna KO Adesanya.
Surprises me too how Gabriel can’t see the perfect technique/timing/accuracy/hip loading/foot positioning of Alex’s left hooks, honestly go to the big name boxing trainers and they’ll even agree there’s some serious technique going on there.
Im a beginner, but i have to agree, from what i have heard he is a former boxer champion, so maybe thats why his hook is so good compare to others and with his build not to use knees would be a criminal offense. Also one more thing, i saw his fights with russians, levin, vakhitov, where he was not that convincing, espesialy levin, my favourite,even though he recently has some moronic coments abouy russia, but i hope he will grow up. Slava Russyi Zl
Gabriel gave Pereira props for his left hook which can be thrown with accuracy at different distances, getting his head off line in exchanges and ability to change levels with his strikes, including a devasting right knee. I don't think the reason Gabriel said Pereira isn't overly technical is not because his techniques aren't fancy but because he's also seeing Pereira's weaknesses. If power and strength always overcome more technical fighters, then Muhammad Ali would not have beaten Sonny Liston (who had great technique for power), George Foreman, Ken Norton or Joe Frazier to name a few; Sugar Ray Leonard would not have beaten Roberto Duran; Floyd Mayweather would not be 50-0; Saenchai would not be able to fight opponents 15 pounds heavier than he is; Samart (arguably the greatest Muay Thai Fighter of all time) would never have been champion; and Giorgio Petrosyan would have lost to all the Dutch fighters he beat - for a few examples.
What do you think of Periera's style of guard? Hands not all the way down but low? And it looks like a lot of vertical jabs so he can left hook easier.
“I fear not the man who practices a thousands of kicks once but the man who practices one kick a thousand times”. U don’t have to have a diverse skill set to be affective. I actually disagree with gabe on if Poatan is very impressive, I think he is. Poatan just applies a few very basic techniques very intelligently, has pretty good not great distance management and amazing power and that’s what makes him so good
Yes I totally agree with you! Especially on the technical aspect, he punches from the hips and holds his hands very low which for most people that would be their downfall.
Good video but i feel like the thing ppl are missing is how he leans back as he throws the lead hook. Rather than just turning the hips, he ads even more momentum from the slight lean back while also movign away from the opponents counter
i don't have the technical knowledge to really have an opinion about pereira's level, but something that is interesting and i think you probably don't know is that one thing that fighters that trained with him almost always mention in interviews is that he seems to make mistakes, but when they trained with him they realised that he does it intentionally to set things up, i have seen it mentioned a bunch of times in different interviews over the last few months, but they are all in portuguese and i think that information hasn't made it to the english speaking side of the internet, also i'm not 100% sure on this but if i'm not mistaken when he knocked out adesanya he was still an alcoholic and he took the fight on short notice.
Great video 👍 thanks. I use all the tips in my training but your video will help me improve focus. Many things to focus on time is short need to be more efficient. I am a guy with natural power 6ft 218lbs cutting to 206 to become real lean 43yrs not fighting. Just wanted to mention training big ko power is painful... have to work lots on setups. I use a stiff 6ft heavy bag 65kg (like it around 65-70% of bodyweight) to swing but not swing too much. And when training power I always hit through the bag even with a lunge jab. The resistance speed and technique builds up more power over time hit faster hit harder but must be with balance. Form has to be good or else joints suffer knuckles always suffer
I wonder if Israel is someone you'd want to learn from. Also, I'd still very much like to see a video on Petchpanomrung. Rewatching his Glory fights, especially the ones against Van Roosemalen, impressed me quite a bit. Flawless.
It's his power that made me like Poatan, plus his background story was shocking. He does have technical errors and gets hit quite a lot, but he got that raw power, is training with Texeira and he has mental advantage against Adesanya. I give it to Poatan, but i wouldn't be suprised if Adesanya outpoints him, he doesn't want that phonebooth fight with Poatan i think.
I'm impressed with Pereira ability and skill as striker,aside from his natural god given strength. He is real deal of a fighter,the question right now is how will he fares against Adesanya at MMA rules... experience wise I would put my bet on Adesanya,but I can't deny the high chance of Pereira getting Knockout from the clash
Speaking of his figjt with Adesanya, what about grabling? Alex being naturally stronger does have an advantage, he could well surprise us taking the fight to the ground
Yea adesanya has better range and he's taller as well. I think he will play tag. But i also think there's a chance Israel will try to wrestle with him, because he's more used to MMA than Poatan.
He's not too far removed from his indigenous bloodline therefore his bone density is significantly thicker than the average human and his brain doesn't have as much space to rattle which is why seeing him get KO'd is kinda weird he'll take the first killshot and kinda rattle, but if you don't follow up immediately he just recovers quickly.
You know this is weird but I’m also a pretty indigenous guy, I carry a lot more weight than people that are a lot bigger than me, and when I box it feels like my punches just carry more weight overall. I never thought about it like that, but bone density may be a factor.
I'm lefty and my right hook has significantly more power than my left, but my left straight is harder than my right. It works out I switch a lot so when I'm south I use the lead hook into stuff. Then I have my power straight behind it
I don’t agree that he landed his hook on Israel by luck. He set it up and also changed up his rhythm to land that hook. He is a man who uses simple tools but analyses the situation in how to set up and time his simple tools.
Brother Gabe, for me the advantages in the upcoming UFC title will be going to Pereira. Only because he's a tough brawler and I don't know if Adesayna has enough power to actually catch him with a KO punch or kick. Isreal is not going to be able to catch anything from Alex with the 4 ounce gloves
I have no qualifications and am a novice, I am impressed by how pereira sets up his power shots. I think adesanya wins. More experience and better at handling the pressure in ufc.
This is off topic but recently you showed a flexibility drill to work on high kicks, I can throw high kicks, but my flexibility in my hips is really bad, and I can’t throw them without full power due to this so it’s hard to practice, I tried your drills but it’s hard to see improvements my hips are just extremely tight, they make a lot of clicking noises and stuff like when I pull my knees up. Not sure if you’ll see this but I’d love if you have any insights on how to get over this. I’ve been stretching for a long time and I’m generally fairly flexible but I get really tight a lot especially in my lower back and hips.
for the left hook my build is around 6’3 175 currently bulking up to 205 but my mma style is currently striking focused with lary holmes hand placement (this makes it hard for them to see what shots i throw and i’ve almost perfected lary holmes jab) (lead hand down) orthodox with a stance like anderson silva because i use a lot of his striking (from his dvd’s) how can i still add some of these things including the left hood
Alex put points people and shuts them down. It would be one thing if he could only win by scoring KOs/KDs like Wilder or Ngannou. But Alex is able to use relatively low damage techniques to out Point you or systematically shut you down before going in for the kill. The set up he used for Sean Strickland to KO him was insane, this is the same Sean Strickland who has some of the highest upper body defense rate in the UFC. Alex Pereira was also able to put leg kick Jan Blachowiz even though he was toasted as having the best leg kick defense in the UFC and was able to put strike Israel Adesanya. Alex went on to out kick him and out Point him. His technique and style doesn’t look that pretty but he’s been able to make the leather of his glove hit the meat on his opponent’s body consistently without having to put real power behind his shots.
Will Izzy's fast long-range attacks, feints, and evasive footwork be enough to beat Pereira, or will Pereira manage to find the openings to catch and KO Izzy again, or who'll run or clinch up first when tagged and stunned, interesting to see what'll happen now that it's in MMA
Alex recently scored a crazy score on the PowerKube of 191,000 +. Ngannou scored 129,000 or so…that is an absolutely mind blowing amount of power. Or shall I say head splitting 😂😂
My left hook is amazing right hook also only had 5 boxing fights but have over 100 wrestling BJJ no gi marches my Muay Thai is more defensive elbow knee dominant my hooks are loudest in the gym when hitting pads or heavy bag I hope I can KO someone soon
I feel like Poatan is technical in the things he does, but he does not seem to have a very diverse skill set. I will say, the fact everyone knows what he is going to do, and he still KO’s his opponents with it, shows his mastery of the hook and flying knee.
I totally agree
Yep. One thing people don't look at is the range management.
You can have all the power in the world if you don't land it's worth nothing.
His range management and timing is impeccable.
Didnt Bruce Lee say train 1 kick 1000 times instead of 1000 kicks just once?
He's got one of the best jabs in mma and some of the best footwork, always ready to check kicks and react to punches. All the little things he does add up to a massive problem on the feet. Always in position to throw shots.
I was literally lookin through Alex's fight footages to analyse his fighting style, which i find so educational. And some hours later you drop that video, thank you so much
It's so weird because his style looks like it has a lot of holes at a glance but the man is deceptively technical, controlled and precise
Lol
yoo only at 2:53 and already blew my mind with that pulling the opposite arm back detail, just testing it out right here in my room i already feel so much more rotation in my body. you are the man gabriel thank you
Same wtf
Alex Pereira is terrifying.
He's got this aura of silent killer about him.
Once he connects it is over.
I am going to be rooting for him against Adesanya. 💥
For me he’s very technical in comparison to other power strikers. Great body mechanics on his hook. His key skills however are his poise in the ring and his ability to set up his shots and analyze defenses.
What makes Volkanovski so good🙏🏽🙏🏽
good one
…his footwork, feints, entering/exiting with defensive responsibility, hand speed, low kicks, distance management as a short guy… 😬🙏🏽🙏🏽
Outboxing Max Holloway in such way was impressive
Yes please
He got bit by every venomous snake in Australia, between the last two Holloway fights, and now experiences time more slowly due to the constant pain. Whittaker, taking note of the change in sparring, decided to go walkabout, achieving the same, so he could compete against ai, and hackers, in competitive gaming. Then, in the Vittori fight, it occured to him that the gained reaction speed may help irl too
What makes Marvin hagler soooo good ?
The modern martial artist covers this
@@micahasher7600 a lot of people cover boxing. That guy is a twat to other creators. He thinks he is the only one who can talk about boxing. There are many better channels
The same thing that makes ur mum great
He isn’t good. He’s marvelous
@Bobby thank you for the recommendation I’ll check it out
From what I've seen from interviews and videos of his training, Pereira is a specialist through and through. He knows what he's good at, and he strategizes around those skills. Adesanya is a more technical sound fighter with a great mobility and a wider skillset, so I think the fight will be determined by Adesanya's ability to make adjustments to neutralise Pereira. I give it to Adesanya so long as he goes for the KO. If he fights safe, he's only giving Pereira more opportunities to land that hook (I say this as an Izzy fan who hasn't been bothered by his last few "boring" performances).
"I give it to Adesanya so long as he goes for the KO" bro that's literally why he got knocked out in their second fight. Izzy didn't trust the judges because of the first fight and go super aggressive trying to get the knockout and was check left hooked into oblivion
@@vertabun427 that's true, but they both have a lot more experience, and the different rule set changes the dynamics substantially. and let's not forget that MMA math never makes sense lol
I think pereira is just very bad match up for Izzy tbh. He can’t rely on reach so much. If he fights similar to costa fight I think he can win but idk pereira is very focused to defeat him for years now
@@AnnaKuznetzova88 that's fair, it's still a toss up for me at the end of the day
What was your reaction to Adesanya losing the belt
You should of mentioned his overall body mechanics, a fundamental example of it that stands out to me is something he does with his knee too hook combination. When he brings the right knee down his left leg and hips are already loaded in the position to throw a powerful right hook, he explodes off the leg turning the knee in to further load the hips. Then the shoulder rotates over and he releases all the tension in the hips simultaneously. He rotates over all the way to the opposite side effectively loading it during a strike. Makes a lot of what hes throwing really powerful, and fast, particularly his close range combinations.
Love his forward pressure, balance, head movement and fearlessness in the pocket and of course the death touch 🙌. Great breakdown Gabriel 👍
How about an episode about Gokhan Saki?? I think he is especially interesting because his opponents are usually bigger than him. Would love your breakdown of his style, especially his crazy combos
I love this idea
I forward this idea as well.
what makes Charles Oliveira so good? He's been on quite the run lately. Thanks for all the awesome videos!
He focuses more on strikers
@@thomaskendell8146 He did Nate Diaz though, who’s ground overall is probably better than his striking which is basically just boxing
I like his muay Thai style of striking
Going to CHUTE BOXE academy put him on another level. Being dangerous on his feet opened space for his sharp world class jiu jitsu .
underrated striker
Please next what makes ciryl gane so good.
His last fight was beautiful
Best athlete in mma history combined with top 3 striking iq
He is not so good.
@@nnamdichrisume9384 pretty much the best MMA heavyweight striker of all time.
@@TheRealAbraxasno
I was looking up Alex pereira videos and this one came up
When you started with the left hook I was kinda rolling my eyes, “it’s gonna be one of these videos”
But I was surprised with the in detail and in depth look you took. The suggestions are great as well, im glad I came across this channel. Definitely subscribed
I'd say he's also very good at distance control and pressure. When he meets a master like Adesanya it's evident he's not the world's best at those but still very high level for his division.
Gabriel I love your content mate, top notch I've been watching every video for yonks. I was wondering if you could do a video on balance? I'm really tall and long and often find myself off balance; I know practice will make it better but figured you'd have a million tricks and tips for this. Really hoping you share your skills!
Cheers brother from Australia
@13:00 It's a by product of Pereira starting his kickboxing career late than being an alcholic during the early parts of it. However I don't understand the fixation towards his Adasanya rematch; He took the fight on 16 days notice, coming off of surgery, and landed that one strike he always seems to find. Calling it a "fluke" is just total nonsense, he knows how to find those openings and he caught Adasanya with it. Also he improved massively after that fight, look at his trilogy with Wilnis that captures his constant improvement over the years or his 2 fights with Vahiktov, arguably defeated him twice.
Gabriel, please could you do videos about Anderson Silva nd Lyoto Machida (in their prime)? Thanks.
Alex has a brutal effective game, whereas Israel has many tricks in his tool kit. More of a technician than a fear inducing striker.
As a Kiwi, I have to support Adesanya. I think Israel has the tools to win and mma experience. I look forward to it.
Keep up the great work Gabriel. 👍
What does being a Kiwi have to do with it?
I’m rooting for Pereira (I’ve rooted for Izzy quite a bit)
But if Izzy shoots a take down then I’m all for him lol
@@Lohanujuan I wonder, you know how sometimes 2 good grapplers end up striking. I'd laugh if we saw these guys grapple.
@@renwitchell6426 This aged well :)
@@ptrgr72 ha ha. Good fight, not the result I was hoping for. 😉
Video idea: “How good will Tenshin Nasukawa perform switching to boxing?”
One thing coach, Alex also lowers his left arm before firing the shot, this gives him more leverage and reach to generate power as opposed to a traditional right hook.
Only disadvantage to this is it leaves him wide open for a counter.
He kinda incorporates a shoulder roll type movement into his hooks
Two different things, but I get what you mean.
@@micahasher7600 well yeah they’re different but he has the same built in defense to his hooks as a shoulder roll. Obviously it’s not the same, it literally can’t be lol.
He really commits to the hook. Many fighters throw their left hand with only their arm, but Pereira is throwing a knockout left hook, he puts the whole shoulder and turns the torso to generate more power and speed.
This serie is great! So many great tips and a lot of "ohhh good idea" moments :p
I would love to see more women, how about Anissa Meksen ?
Thank you for your videos, your explanations are solid and help so much :)
She's very impressive to watch.
I think some other things which make Pereira great is being completely relaxed and becoming a bully despite getting hit.
He never smiles, THAT is the secret
Please do a what makes Marvelous Marvin Hagler so good...watching his fights is amazing
I like the fact you mention the size of the cage. Izzy def built a new style around elusive movement using the space. Also first time UFC title fight for Pereira, different pressure. Izzy has felt it, let’s see if Alex he can handle it lol au
Long comment ahead.
I been watching pereira since i first heard about him 3 years ago and this is what i learned.
-First his power while there is an obvious genetic advantage he has great body mechanics to throw with as much power as possible, but not only that he has great timing to throw as soon as there is an opening and he has insane accuracy, his accuracy is probably the biggest factor to his power because in all of his ko's he always hit right on the chin or the temple, he never throws sloppy huge haymakers without regards where it lands.
When he throws his hook, his feet are standing basically on a bladed side stance but his shoulders are square towards his opponent so he is in a loaded stance to throw that hook with power without having a huge load up because he is already in a stance where he can throw his hook with power.
And like i said, he has insane accuracy, honestly i am surprised someone of your level does not see his level of accuracy but that is the scariest part because is always right on the chin or temple, it never misses it's mark and that paired with the timing to shoot as soon as there is an opening is what creates his devastating power.
-On his training he always lift explosively, obviously genetics are a factor but like every single power puncher he always trains lifting heavy and explosively to maximize his power.
He also cuts a lot of weight, he walks around 220 lbs currently so that gives him an advantage too.
On his fight with adesanya he had 20 fights at the time while adesanya had like 80 fights back then and while is true that adesanya had him in trouble for a moment but consider the absurd difference in experience they had, Pereira back then had less than a handful of years of training. The hook that he landed was not a fluke at all, during the fight he throw that right overhand to hook combo multiple times but was blocked, pereira adjusted by throwing the right hand with more speed but less power so he could get in the position to throw the left hook faster and that adjustments is how he caught Adesanya.
Honestly i am more impressed by fighters like him that fighters like you because while fighters like you are better at more complex strategies and visually more aesthetic techniques, Pereira has way better punching mechanics than you, better accuracy than you and better timing than you and while his strategies are very simple, those strategies are still very effective at all levels of combat and that paired with his better technique for power, his obvious genetic advantage and his weight training meant for power he can overcome absurd levels of experience and "better" technique like he did with adesanya.
I understand why he may not impress you as much, because his technique doesn't look as good as other fighters, but fighters like him are the type that is impossible to beat by technical fighters like you or adesanya.
I agree with the part about Pereira's accuracy. Even the recent KO of Sean Strickland, it's not a big looping winding shot but he hits Sean directly on the nerve of his jaw regardless. The fight with him vs Adesanya is very interesting because he knows that he can take the 25 minutes to sort of feel things out and engage on his terms as opposed to kickboxing where he'd have to be doing something always. With that being said, I still think Pereira is gonna KO Adesanya.
very insightful comment. Thank you for putting your opinion out there, I have learnt a lot from it.
Surprises me too how Gabriel can’t see the perfect technique/timing/accuracy/hip loading/foot positioning of Alex’s left hooks, honestly go to the big name boxing trainers and they’ll even agree there’s some serious technique going on there.
Im a beginner, but i have to agree, from what i have heard he is a former boxer champion, so maybe thats why his hook is so good compare to others and with his build not to use knees would be a criminal offense.
Also one more thing, i saw his fights with russians, levin, vakhitov, where he was not that convincing, espesialy levin, my favourite,even though he recently has some moronic coments abouy russia, but i hope he will grow up.
Slava Russyi
Zl
Gabriel gave Pereira props for his left hook which can be thrown with accuracy at different distances, getting his head off line in exchanges and ability to change levels with his strikes, including a devasting right knee. I don't think the reason Gabriel said Pereira isn't overly technical is not because his techniques aren't fancy but because he's also seeing Pereira's weaknesses. If power and strength always overcome more technical fighters, then Muhammad Ali would not have beaten Sonny Liston (who had great technique for power), George Foreman, Ken Norton or Joe Frazier to name a few; Sugar Ray Leonard would not have beaten Roberto Duran; Floyd Mayweather would not be 50-0; Saenchai would not be able to fight opponents 15 pounds heavier than he is; Samart (arguably the greatest Muay Thai Fighter of all time) would never have been champion; and Giorgio Petrosyan would have lost to all the Dutch fighters he beat - for a few examples.
What do you think of Periera's style of guard? Hands not all the way down but low? And it looks like a lot of vertical jabs so he can left hook easier.
BEEN WAITING FOR THIS
“I fear not the man who practices a thousands of kicks once but the man who practices one kick a thousand times”. U don’t have to have a diverse skill set to be affective. I actually disagree with gabe on if Poatan is very impressive, I think he is. Poatan just applies a few very basic techniques very intelligently, has pretty good not great distance management and amazing power and that’s what makes him so good
Yes I totally agree with you! Especially on the technical aspect, he punches from the hips and holds his hands very low which for most people that would be their downfall.
Good video but i feel like the thing ppl are missing is how he leans back as he throws the lead hook. Rather than just turning the hips, he ads even more momentum from the slight lean back while also movign away from the opponents counter
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i don't have the technical knowledge to really have an opinion about pereira's level, but something that is interesting and i think you probably don't know is that one thing that fighters that trained with him almost always mention in interviews is that he seems to make mistakes, but when they trained with him they realised that he does it intentionally to set things up, i have seen it mentioned a bunch of times in different interviews over the last few months, but they are all in portuguese and i think that information hasn't made it to the english speaking side of the internet, also i'm not 100% sure on this but if i'm not mistaken when he knocked out adesanya he was still an alcoholic and he took the fight on short notice.
Please do one on Zabit Magomedsharipov.His striking was very entertaining and a breakdown on him would be great.
Zabit no longer fights he retired
Alex has a similar style to Francis Ngannou, the patience of just letting their opponents fall into something
He actually reminds me somewhat of Felix Trinidad. The left hook was also his money punch.
@@mtmatt6111 good take^
@FuckMMAfans sure you can believe, you bring noo facts just feelings
Can you do a review on JIRI PROCHAZKA
He's so good with the basics!
u read my mind champ!
Hell yeah thanks man. Appreciate it
Great video! Should do Masaaki noiri next imo
Great video 👍 thanks. I use all the tips in my training but your video will help me improve focus. Many things to focus on time is short need to be more efficient. I am a guy with natural power 6ft 218lbs cutting to 206 to become real lean 43yrs not fighting. Just wanted to mention training big ko power is painful... have to work lots on setups. I use a stiff 6ft heavy bag 65kg (like it around 65-70% of bodyweight) to swing but not swing too much. And when training power I always hit through the bag even with a lunge jab. The resistance speed and technique builds up more power over time hit faster hit harder but must be with balance. Form has to be good or else joints suffer knuckles always suffer
I wonder if Israel is someone you'd want to learn from. Also, I'd still very much like to see a video on Petchpanomrung. Rewatching his Glory fights, especially the ones against Van Roosemalen, impressed me quite a bit. Flawless.
Yes Petch is a beast. One of my favorite Muay fighters. He humiliated Roosemalen, made him look like an amateur.
I'd love to see you do a breakdown of Tawanchai! Thanks for all the Awesome content!
It's his power that made me like Poatan, plus his background story was shocking. He does have technical errors and gets hit quite a lot, but he got that raw power, is training with Texeira and he has mental advantage against Adesanya. I give it to Poatan, but i wouldn't be suprised if Adesanya outpoints him, he doesn't want that phonebooth fight with Poatan i think.
Melvin Manhoef would be a nice one, love his fighting style
All power, no defense.
I come from the future to say that Poatan has won middleweight and lite heavyweight titles 😂
Who is this guy? Why is he acting like he’s in any position to give a fighter way superior than him any advice?
I'm impressed with Pereira ability and skill as striker,aside from his natural god given strength. He is real deal of a fighter,the question right now is how will he fares against Adesanya at MMA rules... experience wise I would put my bet on Adesanya,but I can't deny the high chance of Pereira getting Knockout from the clash
can you do Demetrious Johnson for one of your future videos in this series?
Why is he so good... The guy is a giant
Speaking of his figjt with Adesanya, what about grabling? Alex being naturally stronger does have an advantage, he could well surprise us taking the fight to the ground
In the fights they’ve shown periera has actually shown better grappling then Izzy
When both fighters don't know wrestling and jiu jitsu, strength prevails but will eat your energy really fast
@@brunolucas3869 I think Alex knows BJJ
@@huwhitecavebeast1972 both fighters spend time training grappling but don't expect submissions.
What makes Mirco Cro Cop so good?
I wonder if the fight can turn nasty or technical. I hope its both but I think adesanya will run alot to keep his belt and just scorecard the match.
Yea adesanya has better range and he's taller as well. I think he will play tag. But i also think there's a chance Israel will try to wrestle with him, because he's more used to MMA than Poatan.
He's not too far removed from his indigenous bloodline therefore his bone density is significantly thicker than the average human and his brain doesn't have as much space to rattle which is why seeing him get KO'd is kinda weird he'll take the first killshot and kinda rattle, but if you don't follow up immediately he just recovers quickly.
I think this is smth people dont really notice
You know this is weird but I’m also a pretty indigenous guy, I carry a lot more weight than people that are a lot bigger than me, and when I box it feels like my punches just carry more weight overall. I never thought about it like that, but bone density may be a factor.
his power makes him dangerous
THANK YOU
I'm lefty and my right hook has significantly more power than my left, but my left straight is harder than my right. It works out I switch a lot so when I'm south I use the lead hook into stuff. Then I have my power straight behind it
tawanchai next?
Alex vs izzy is gonna be fire
Yesss I asked for it
Make a video on bas rutten, on his famous kick to the spleen, and him palm striking
Maybe we can get tawanchai next. The dude really looks solid
Can you please make a video on what makes Alex Volkanovski so good
you should do Sean O'Malley too
I don’t agree that he landed his hook on Israel by luck. He set it up and also changed up his rhythm to land that hook. He is a man who uses simple tools but analyses the situation in how to set up and time his simple tools.
What makes Rob Kaman good?
Hell yes, Mr. Low kick. That would be a great video. He beat Hoost....twice!
Pereira's knees looks kiokushinish to me. As well as the hip stretch Gabriel showed.
Brother Gabe, for me the advantages in the upcoming UFC title will be going to Pereira. Only because he's a tough brawler and I don't know if Adesayna has enough power to actually catch him with a KO punch or kick. Isreal is not going to be able to catch anything from Alex with the 4 ounce gloves
How would you go about beating an opponent with crazy 1 touch ko power?
Million thanks
I have no qualifications and am a novice, I am impressed by how pereira sets up his power shots. I think adesanya wins. More experience and better at handling the pressure in ufc.
There are no flukes in the fight game.
That's the dumbest thing I have ever heard.
Yeah Varga's capping with that one.
Here the day after Alex won his 2nd UFC championship
This is off topic but recently you showed a flexibility drill to work on high kicks, I can throw high kicks, but my flexibility in my hips is really bad, and I can’t throw them without full power due to this so it’s hard to practice, I tried your drills but it’s hard to see improvements my hips are just extremely tight, they make a lot of clicking noises and stuff like when I pull my knees up. Not sure if you’ll see this but I’d love if you have any insights on how to get over this. I’ve been stretching for a long time and I’m generally fairly flexible but I get really tight a lot especially in my lower back and hips.
What makes Tawanchai so good!
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His push kick/teep is a thing of beauty.
His straight left 🔥
Amazing fighter even though he is quite young and still gets better
Peirera has freakish power in his hands
for the left hook my build is around 6’3 175 currently bulking up to 205 but my mma style is currently striking focused with lary holmes hand placement (this makes it hard for them to see what shots i throw and i’ve almost perfected lary holmes jab) (lead hand down) orthodox with a stance like anderson silva because i use a lot of his striking (from his dvd’s) how can i still add some of these things including the left hood
Ah Gabriel please a question what fighter you see as super technical in kickboxing or striking world?
Thanks
the other 5 things videos
Please Do A Skill Set On Dany Bill & Ramon Decker
Thank ya much
Alex put points people and shuts them down. It would be one thing if he could only win by scoring KOs/KDs like Wilder or Ngannou. But Alex is able to use relatively low damage techniques to out Point you or systematically shut you down before going in for the kill. The set up he used for Sean Strickland to KO him was insane, this is the same Sean Strickland who has some of the highest upper body defense rate in the UFC. Alex Pereira was also able to put leg kick Jan Blachowiz even though he was toasted as having the best leg kick defense in the UFC and was able to put strike Israel Adesanya. Alex went on to out kick him and out Point him. His technique and style doesn’t look that pretty but he’s been able to make the leather of his glove hit the meat on his opponent’s body consistently without having to put real power behind his shots.
Could you do on Rico Verhoeven?
That would be a great video. Rico is a beast.
Can you do a video about Andy hug please?
With Overeem and Badr fighting this weekend how about them next?
You should do Tawanchai
great that you didnt put money on it, buddy 😅 kisses from Brasil
He’s a clown.
Can you do David benavidez next
Will Izzy's fast long-range attacks, feints, and evasive footwork be enough to beat Pereira, or will Pereira manage to find the openings to catch and KO Izzy again, or who'll run or clinch up first when tagged and stunned, interesting to see what'll happen now that it's in MMA
Surprisingly his calf kicks is not mentioned which he is famous for now.
Alex recently scored a crazy score on the PowerKube of 191,000 +. Ngannou scored 129,000 or so…that is an absolutely mind blowing amount of power. Or shall I say head splitting 😂😂
I pray for a "What makes Lomachenko so good"
My left hook is amazing right hook also only had 5 boxing fights but have over 100 wrestling BJJ no gi marches my Muay Thai is more defensive elbow knee dominant my hooks are loudest in the gym when hitting pads or heavy bag I hope I can KO someone soon
Wouldn’t love to fight alex and tupiría both of them are great fighters
Hei Gabriel what about Superlek?
Can you breakdown Ciryl Gane or Jon jones next?
Jon Jones is easy. Eye poke, eye, poke, run from leg kicks, eye poke. You're welcome.
Thanks bro for value breakdown, im going to try it today in my spparing
God given power but also, dude is always landed flush asf on the chin with it too.
*An old man once told me, the boogeyman is real.*
What makes Mikuru Asakura so good.
Can you do andy souwer next?
Bro pls do mike zambidis