UFC 287 Beforemath: How Adesanya Can Break the Pereira Curse UFC287 via BlaineHenryTFL
back to the fence, much like Pereira did in the first Adesanya fight. To get Strickland to react, Cannonier dips to the left and gets Strickland thinking to exit to his left, Cannonier’s right. To cover himself, Strickland fires a jab out and exits to Cannonier’s right. Cannonier activates his trap card and fires the right leg low kick and lands on Strickland.
In the second round, Adesanya was able to take down Pereira despite it being the only full round he lost. Adesanya needs to make a good faith effort to grapple with Pereira. Not every takedown has to be sincere. The key is to make Pereira think “takedown” and slow down his relentless onslaught.Adesanya is a very complicated fighter when it comes to stand-up. The subtle use of feints from all limbs, footwork and stance switching, are what makes him so complicated.
Next thing I would like to see from Adesanya is some body work. Pereira cuts a lot of weight. Putting in some work to the body will be important to accentuate the gas tank discrepancy between the two as the fight goes on.With the threat of the left hook ever-present, Adesanya will have to mind which punch he goes to the body with. If he is in orthodox stance, with his left hand and foot forward, it’s the jab he will want to go to.
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