“This Is Why My Boy Lost to Izzy”: Alex Pereira Faces Extreme Trolling From Fans as the Brazilian’s Training Session With Conor McGregor’s Friend Comes to Light

Alex Pereira got handed his first MMA knockout loss by Israel Adesanya at UFC 287. He lost the title in his first defense and was recently spotted training with Bellator fighter Dillon Danis. Fans have taken to social media and shared their reaction after catching a glimpse of ‘Poatan’ and ‘El Jefe’ together.

Dillon Danis is known for creating controversies, and for training with many fighters, especially Conor McGregor. He has not fought in a long time, but he is scheduled to return for a grappling fight under the Polaris banner. Meanwhile, UFC fans were left scratching their heads when they saw Danis with the former UFC middleweight champion.

Dillon Danis trains with Alex Pereira

‘Poatan’ made waves in the MMA community after running through his opponents and winning the middleweight title in just over a year of joining Dana White’s promotion. He, however, suffered his first UFC loss against Israel Adesanya, who has been his arch-rival for a long time. ‘Poatan’ has assured fans that he will bounce back.

There isn’t any doubt that Alex Pereira is looking to improve his fighting game. And for that to happen, he decided to take some help from Dillon Danis. ‘Poatan’ chose to work with the 29-year-old because he is well-versed in his grappling skills, and is also famous for working with some of the top fighters in the business. But fans are worried as to what kind of impact Danis could have on Pereira’s career moving forward.

Fans react to ‘Poatan’ training with Dillon Danis

Let us take a look at some of the reactions from fans on Twitter.

There was one fan who believes that Dillon Danis is on the right track of hyping himself up for when he eventually returns to fight.

But most people are not liking the fact that a fighter of Pereira’s caliber has decided to train with ‘El Jefe’.

One fan claims that Dillon Danis was just there to ask for a picture with the former champion.

The fans took a jibe at Danis, claiming that he was the reason behind Pereira’s UFC 287 loss.

There were also some fans who looked at the brighter side of both these fighters’ training. They believe that Pereira and Danis could both help each other regarding different aspects of the fight game.

A user of Twitter wonders why ‘El Jefe’ is training since he is well known for pulling out of fights.

One fan claims that the image was photoshopped by the Bellator star.

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While Pereira’s training might seem odd, he’s clearly serious and eager to gain an edge after a devastating knockout loss. Taking on Adesanya is an opportunity for him to avenge his loss and regain his middleweight title. We will have to wait and see if training with Dillon Danis proves to be useful for him in the future.

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