The rise of Alex Pereira has been unbelievable. An increase not seen since Conor McGregor, Pereira’s tear by way of middleweight and lightweight heavyweight has put him on the high of followers favourite fighters record. It’s straightforward to see why. Alex Pereira is a killer. A finisher. Each time he fights, he provides to his spotlight reel.
On brief discover, as soon as once more, Pereira is stepping in to avoid wasting the day for the UFC. With damage, no much less. UFC 303 is Pereira’s subsequent alternative at a legacy in MMA not like something we’ve seen.
Passing the torch
It’s fairly ironic that Alex Pereira is stepping up on brief discover for Conor McGregor. Yesterday’s celebrity, McGregor broke a toe in coaching camp throughout the lead up for UFC 303. Scrambling to make one thing occur, the UFC brass referred to as on the dependable Pereira to ship them from a chaos as soon as once more.
To be frank, Pereira is nowhere close to the star McGregor ever was, and even is now throughout the twilight of his profession. However taking up for a McGregor who many see as executed with the most effective of his combating days, is a passing of the torch for “Poatan.”
Now the UFC’s go-to, Pereira is seen as a star by many followers, each hardcore and informal. Keep in mind that Alex Pereira stepped in on relative brief discover at UFC 300 to avoid wasting the promotion’s marquee occasion. He knocked out Jamahal Hill within the first spherical and reminded everybody that he, as Max Holloway would say, “Is him.”
Alex Pereira vs. Jiri Prochazka 2: A rematch made in heaven
In on brief discover, Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka look to place some correction on the 2’s first battle. At UFC 295, Pereira completed Prochazka in spherical two. The end, nonetheless, was controversial. Many thought that the battle was referred to as early regardless of Prochazka being seemingly okay with the stoppage.
The primary spherical noticed Prochazka land a takedown and management 2:45 of the spherical, over half. As Prochazka shot in spherical 2, he was met with elbows in opposition to the fence and finally the lights went out.
Alex Pereira hits so arduous that Jiri Prochazka actually thinks it was magic:
In an interview as we speak with Ariel Helwani on the MMA Hour as we speak, Jiri shares that he believes Alex Pereira is utilizing magic and shamanic influences to assist him win fights, and asks him to not use magic on this battle and method it man to man with no religious aids #UFC303 pic.twitter.com/hqMGfEVIXu
— dylan okay (@dsk_mma) June 25, 2024
Prochazka must face that magic as soon as once more…
The tip is close to
Everyone knows Alex Pereira is sport. After his first spherical knockout at UFC 300, he requested to battle in a pair weeks in Brazil at UFC 301. Pereira is now 36 years previous. He can be 37 years on the seventh of July.
Pereira isn’t lengthy for this sport. Two belts in two weight lessons in two sports activities, he’s already an icon to battle followers. Figuring out he has restricted time, Pereira has been extremely lively since coming to the UFC.
Answering the decision is what we must always have all the time anticipated from “Poatan.” It’s what he’s executed since he received right here. He tore by way of middleweight at a fast tempo to seize the title. He didn’t let Israel Adesanya’s win over him get him down. He moved to 205 and captured one other title. The legend of Pereira is already etched. UFC 303 is simply one other web page in that e book.
