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Alex Pereira recently faced off with Khalil Rountree Jr. ahead of their light heavyweight title fight, and fans were awed by the Brazilian's menacing look ahead of the UFC 307 event. 'Poatan' and Rountree Jr. will throw down this weekend at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
After the recent UFC 307 pre-fight press conference, the main card fighters were invited to faceoff with their opponents on the cleared-out stage. The Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. staredown was undeniably a highlight of the event, with Pereira maintaining his stoic and stone-faced demeanor throughout the face-off.
After @ufc posted a video of the two fighters staring each other down on Instagram, fans flocked to the post's comments section to express their thoughts.
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One fan pointed out how much taller Pereira looked compared to Rountree Jr. and wrote:
"Didn't realize how much taller Alex was."
Another fan wrote:
"I feel like Khalil is looking at death right in the eye."
One user wrote:
"Rountree [Jr.] def going for a takedown."
Check out some more reactions below:
Daniel Cormier on Alex Pereira potentially facing upset loss at UFC 307
Daniel Cormier recently shared his thoughts on the Alex Pereira vs. Khalil Rountree Jr. fight at UFC 307 and speculated that the Brazilian could be in for a shock this weekend.
During a recent episode of Funky and the Champ with Ben Askren, the former two-division champion pointed out that Utah has a history of serving upsets to UFC champions and warned 'Poatan' against underestimating his opponent. He said:
"If there’s anything to be said about Salt Lake City, upsets happen. And it would seem that a guy who’s ranked No. 8 in the world, taking on the champion is a blueprint for an upset because, in those moments, the champ may overlook him."
'DC' continued:
"I don’t know if Pereira will do that, but those are the times they call them trap games in football. This feels like a trap game for Alex Pereira. And if he ain’t ready, it seems like Khalil Rountree, with his power, can knock him out."
Catch Daniel Cormier's comments below (27:27):
