‘Dude Was Just Like Dead’: Joe Rogan Draws ‘Outlier’ Comparison Between Deontay Wilder and UFC Champion Alex Pereira

Published 11/25/2022, 2:00 PM EST

In the latest episode of JRE, host Joe Rogan was joined by UFC fighter Sean O’Malley. In this episode, the two talked about the current heavyweight division of professional boxing. Joe Rogan spoke about the unparalleled power that Deontay Wilder demonstrated in his last fight. On the 15th of October, Wilder made his return to boxing and fought the heavy Robert Helenius inside the ring. Although Helenius weighed 40lbs extra than Wilder did, the latter snatched his win.

Recently, in the UFC, Alex Pereira knocked out Israel Adesanya in round 5 of their fight. A sensational performance that resulted in one of Pereira’s biggest victories. Joe Rogan with Sean O’Malley compared Alex Alex Pereira’s power to that exhibited by Deontay Wilder in boxing. While O’Malley listened, Rogan spoke about the outliers of all outliers when it came to striking.

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“He’s [Alex Alex Pereira] the outlier of all outliers when it comes to striking. He’s that power outlier. Bro, it’s preposterous. It’s like what is he doing? It’s like when Deontay Wilder KOs people, you’re like what the f*ck?” said Rogan on JRE.

Having said that, Rogan referred to Wilder’s last fight. That Wilder was able to KO Helenius while off-balance in that fight fascinated him. “Deontay knocked that dude off-balance, and he hit him with one of these. And the dude was just like dead,” added Rogan, saying.

Joe Rogan alludes to the time Deontay Wilder fought Tyson Fury weighing 209

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Irrespective of the weight difference, Wilder has always generated massive power that conquered his opponents inside the ring. In his first fight with Tyson Fury, Wilder weighed a little more than 209lbs against ‘The Gypsy King’. While Fury weighed in at 256½lbs, Wilder weighed only 212½lbs for the fight.

That first fight ended in a draw between Wilder and Fury. “He’s a big guy, and he’s also long. He fought Tyson Fury the first fight he was 209 [lbs] and flattened Tyson,” said Rogan regarding Wilder and that fight.

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What do you have to say about Alex Pereira’s striking being compared to Deontay Wilder’s boxing in the ring? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

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Samrat Sardar is a Boxing writer at EssentiallySports and is currently a final year undergraduate student of English literature. A passionate content creator, he has been writing since his high school days, and possesses work experience as a commercial writer for companies such as WordsKraft among others. Samrat believes he fell in love with boxing the day he watched Vasiliy Lomachenko share the ring with Guillermo Rigondeaux.

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‘Dude Was Just Like Dead’: Joe Rogan Draws ‘Outlier’ Comparison Between Deontay Wilder and UFC Champion Alex Pereira

Joe Rogan alludes to the time Deontay Wilder fought Tyson Fury weighing 209

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