UFC fighter Alex Pereira has been in the news a lot lately, and not all of it has been good for him.
Not only did Pereira lose the light heavyweight belt, but we also learned about a possible health issue that may have affected Poatan’s performance.
“I’m not trying to take anything away from Ankalaev, many people try to do that type of thing, I’m not this type of guy,” Pereira told Ariel Helwani. ”
“Everyone goes through their own problems, I’m sure he had his own problems too. My hand is fine, but there are a lot of things that happened, but I’m not using them as excuses. I’m not trying to use this as leverage for anything. My moment will come when I win the belt, and then I’ll disclose everything.”
“Yes, [I considered withdrawing]…I don’t regret it because I’ve motivated a lot of people. And anytime I’ve pushed through things, I was able to overcome. Many times it worked, but this time it wasn’t my moment. No regrets.”
It hadn’t been a few hours following his loss to Ankalaev that there were immediate discussions about a rematch between them.
We aren’t even going to discuss the rematches because figuring out the UFC’s plans right now is almost impossible when it comes to big fights.
Meanwhile, Pereira seems to be having some fun on the internet, and we aren’t complaining.
Alex Pereira back with another legendary skit 😭 pic.twitter.com/1JXdDweaSP
— MMA Orbit (@mma_orbit) April 3, 2025
Here’s another one.
This was a horrible idea! Alex Pereira is terrifying LOL pic.twitter.com/pYFMI7o5qB
— Nina-Marie Daniele (@ninamdrama) April 2, 2025
