Which UFC competitor frightened current champion Alex Pereira the most?

former two-division champion and current holder of the UFC middleweight belt admitted something.

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that he was scared to face Strickland and was intimidated when the latter locked eyes with him before their fight.

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Strickland had 25 fights under his belt, and was ranked No. 4 among middleweights.

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according to Pereira He was also skilled and dangerous.

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He said"I was terrified, but a little of my fear subsided when I heard him speak.

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The left hook Pereira used to defeat Israel Adesanya in their 2017 kickboxing battle.

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The victory propelled him into the UFC title picture, where he defeated Adesanya.

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He become the first fighter to defeat "The Last Stylebender" in both kickboxing and MMA.

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In terms of men's pound-for-pound rankings, he is currently ranked #8.

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He continued: “He’s another person inside the Octagon, different from his normal personality.

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