Alistair Overeem believes Alex Pereira needs to round out his skillset if he wants to remain UFC light heavyweight champion. Pereira (9-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) captured the vacant 205-pound title with a second-round knockout of Jiri Prochazka at UFC 295 . Former two-division Glory Kickboxing champion Pereira became a two-weight UFC champion in just seven octagon fights. However, former K-1 World Grand Prix champion Overeem doesn’t see his reign lasting very long. “He’s interesting,” Overeem said of Pereira in an interview with talkSPORT .

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Alistair Overeem doesn’t expect Alex Pereira to last as UFC light heavyweight champ for very long – MMA Junkie

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