Luke Rockhold is well aware of the narrative that seems to have propelled Alex Pereira into a middleweight title shot after just three Ultimate Fighting Championship appearances.
Pereira appears to be next in line to face Israel Adesanya following a first-round knockout against Sean Strickland on the UFC 276 main card last weekend. The former Glory two-division champion owns a pair of victories against Adesanya in professional kickboxing, which has made him an interesting challenger for the middleweight throne. Rockhold gets it, but he isn’t overly impressed by Pereira.