First-Hand Details from UFC 295 Training Camp: ‘Robocop’ Says Alex Pereira Will Be Hard to Take Down

Riding a sequence of five wins in his last seven Ultimate Fighting Championship bouts, Gregory “Robocop” Rodrigues is waiting on his next assignment and decided to take advantage of an opportunity by accepting an invitation from Glover Teixeira to help Alex “Poatan” Pereira for his UFC 295 light heavyweight title shot against Jiri Prochazka.

“I couldn't have a better opportunity to improve my striking skills,” Rodrigues told Sherdog’s Marcelo Alonso. “Glover is a sniper with knockout power, but at the same time, he is such a nice guy who cares about his sparring partners. I stayed two weeks training with him almost every day and didn't get hurt.”

What most impressed the Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt about “Poatan” was his technical evolution on the ground.

“If Jiri thinks he will have an easy time taking ‘Poatan’ to the ground, he will be disappointed,” guaranteed the Kill Cliff FC prospect, who also analyzed the upcoming fights of his teammates Brendan Allen (against Paul Craig), Vicente Luque (against Ian Garry) and Shavkat Rakhmonov (against Stephen Thompson.