“I Missed Very Bad” – Alex Pereira Breaks Down His Brutal Knockout of Sean Strickland at UFC 276

UFC 276 was a night of the middleweights. While Israel Adesanya retained his title against Jared Cannonier, Alex Pereira knocked out Sean Strickland to win his bout. This victory has taken Pereira to number 6 in the middleweight rankings. ‘Poatan’ was recently seen breaking down his knockout in a video shared on Reddit.

In the video, Pereira is seen describing the knockout to the former 205-pound UFC champion Glover Teixeira. ‘Poatan’ said, “He kept walking forward, and I was trying to find the distance because he has a really good jab. Then I went for a leg kick, but he moved his leg and I missed very bad.”

“He was also lifting his leg,” Teixeira interrupted, to which Pereira said, “But there was a good kick that hit him on the thigh. And two that got him on his calf. Because of that, I changed my plan and I started hitting him on the chest.”

Pointing to Teixeira, Pereira further added, “That’s right. He lowered his hand.” ” When I realized that, boom,” concluded Pereira while enacting a punch.

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This knockout has earned Pereira a lot of fame. While ‘Poatan’ is on the verge of a title shot, the 185-pound fighter has found another opponent willing to face him.

Alex Pereira called out by Khamzat Chimaev

While people from the MMA world were left impressed by Alex Pereira, Khamzat Chimaev developed an urge to fight him. The undefeated fighter who had an amazing rise to the top called out Pereira on Twitter.

In his tweet, ‘Borz’ expressed his desire to compete against Pereira. Chimaev tagged UFC president Dana White and asked him to make the fight. ‘Borz’ tweeted, “I want to fight with this guy @ufc @danawhite let’s make it”

Upon receiving a call-out from Chimaev, Pereira did not remain silent. The Brazilian knockout artist said that he wants to keep the same mind as always and wants to see what is ahead of him. He added, “Same with Sean Strickland’s fight. People talk about Israel’s fight and I say, ‘‘look, I don’t think about this first.’ Right now I am gonna take care of my fight with Israel for the title, and then, after that, we will see about that.”

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With Pereira on the verge of a title shot in the 185-pound division, a fight between Pereira and Chimaev seems unlikely. Although considering ‘Borz’ fights at middleweight, fans might be treated to a showdown between the two in the future.

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