After a captivating spectacle and having a new bantamweight enforcer, UFC 292 has come to a conclusion. In the main event of the evening, ‘Sugar’ Sean O’Malley was successfully able to capture the bantamweight title by TKO against former champion Aljamain Sterling. Indeed, the scenario was gripping throughout the event.
But there was another factor that seemed to capture the attention of the fans yet again. Alex Pereira is not only known for his tyranny over the Octagon, but also becomes a source of curiosity for his poker face. In fact, his presence at the event was once again able to spark the curiosity of the fans.
Alex Pereira’s poker face yet again became a matter of amusement
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To no one’s surprise, Pereira’s involvement in any of the events proves to amuse the fans. And this time as well, Pereira’s stoic image from UFC 292 surfaced on social media. Also, the UFC welterweight star Belal Muhammad sat aside him in the picture. It came in the limelight after the official Reddit handle of the UFC shared the image, which later went on to become a matter of discussion.
Being known as one of the biggest stars in the promotion, the involvement of fans is always obvious. The deliberate display of composure on his face yet again became the talk of the town, since the fans couldn’t resist gloating about the image. Varied reactions came forth since the fans seemed to enjoy the entire scenario. But what were their comments?
The poker face and the fans say
The fans seemingly enjoyed the expressionless face of ‘Poatan’. Indeed, his calm personality never misses an opportunity to draw the fans closer to it and also sparks discussion among them. And this time as well, the scenes were somewhat similar.
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- “Lm*o his sons right behind him doing the same sh*t”
- “A pretty girl, Poatan, and a dude whose name I can’t remember”
- “What I love most about Poatan is that this stoic personality, hiding his sense of humor is what makes him such a unique character in the UFC”
- “Alex immediately putting on a stone face when the camera turns towards him. Belal couldn’t hold it back.”
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- “Nailed both of them”
- “This just made me chuckle”
- “Alright we are in a simulation. I get it now.”
- “I was a izzy fan and really tried to hate alex but man he’s just to likeable”
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In MMA, fighters with a cold personality are nothing new. Pereira’s “stone face” may also be seen as a psychological tactic to intimidate opponents or create an air of mystery. But this time, everyone seemed to enjoy that. Pereira, who recently transitioned into a light heavyweight competitor, is surely on the verge of becoming the brand new champion after his victory against Jan Blachowicz. While his prospect is not yet clear, what could it be? Will the Brazilian capture the light heavyweight title? Let us know in the comments.
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