Daniel Cormier wonders if anyone can stop Alex Pereira ’s reign at light heavyweight. Pereira (11-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) notched his second 205-pound title defense when he knocked out Jiri Prochazka (30-5-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC) in their title-fight rematch this past Saturday at UFC 303 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Cormier compares his own reign to that of Pereira, because Cormier had strong grapplers such as Jon Jones, Glover Teixeira, Phil Davis, and Ryan Bader at the top of his division. In the current top light heavyweight rankings, Cormier doesn’t see too much of a ground threat for Pereira. “When I look at the light heavyweight landscape, look at the top five, he’s beaten on Jiri twice,” Cormier said on “Good Guy/Bad Guy” with Chael Sonnen. “He’s beat Jamahal (Hill) who’s also in the top five.
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