Bravo. All this.I am leaning towards Perreira here.
Both very different so hard to compare. Izzy has longevity and his legacy is in one division with 5 defenses and is a two time champion, he's also got more wins than Perreira.
Perreira on the other hand is a two division champ so his legacy is among two divisions. He's got less wins than Izzy, 7 vs 13, but he's got very good quality of wins beating Strickland, Izzy, Jan, Hill and Jiri who are all former champions.
I think that beating that level of opposition and being a two division champ does it for me.
I am leaning towards Perreira here.
Both very different so hard to compare. Izzy has longevity and his legacy is in one division with 5 defenses and is a two time champion, he's also got more wins than Perreira.
Perreira on the other hand is a two division champ so his legacy is among two divisions. He's got less wins than Izzy, 7 vs 13, but he's got very good quality of wins beating Strickland, Izzy, Jan, Hill and Jiri who are all former champions.
I think that beating that level of opposition and being a two division champ does it for me.
It's too soon to make a conclusion. Ankalaev, Chimaev, DDP presented huge threat to both once they grabbed any part of their bodies.Add to that the fact Pereira is a finisher ... iced the man who took Izzy's MW title (Strickland) ... beat the LHW whom Izzy failed to beat ... is the only man in the UFC to finish both Jiri and Jamahal ... while Izzy is a runner ... and Pereira has, by far, the better presence and legacy.
Irrelevant, but can't argue with that either.And that doesn't even get into the fact Alex = a man, while Izzy dresses like a woman and acts like a teenager.
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MW IzzyPoatan by unanimous decision