Alistair Overeem Says Francis Ngannou Is ‘A No-Go Area’ For Rico Verhoeven, Admits Alex Pereira’s UFC Success Still Surprises Him

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Alistair Overeem warns Rico Verhoeven away from Francis Ngannou and says Alex Pereira’s UFC success still surprises him.

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tomspark wrote:

Overeem's right about Pereira though — guy went from kickboxing to UFC heavyweight and immediately fought for a title. That's insane. On Ngannou, yeah, Francis would probably piece up Verhoeven but it's not as much of a "no-go" as Alistair makes it sound — Rico's fought bigger guys before.