Alex Pereira is just hours away from his debut in the UFC light heavyweight division. The Brazilian fighter is all set to face the mighty Jan Blachowicz at UFC 291. Both Pereira and Blachowicz are former UFC champions, and fans expect their bout to blow the roof off the Delta Center in Salt Lake City. The former UFC middleweight champion has taken MMA fans to the edge of their seats with some of his glorious fights in the UFC octagon. But now, it’s his weight cut for UFC 291 that has the fans in shock.

The bout between Blachowicz and Pereira will likely decide one contender for the vacant light heavyweight belt. As the first step towards the bout, the two fighters went through their weigh-ins at Delta Center, where Pereira weighed 205.5 lbs. However, he shocked the MMA community with a massive weight gain within twelve hours after the ceremonial weigh-ins.

Alex Pereira shows off massive weight gain ahead of UFC 291

Alex Pereira has faced some tough times trying to cut his weight to fight at middleweight in the UFC. He tried hard to fit into the 185 lbs division and went through extreme weight cuts. However, now that he has moved up to the light heavyweight division, his coach and best buddy Glover Teixeira announced that ‘Poatan’ weighs around 230 lbs.

The UFC community was in shock after learning about the massive weight gain of the Brazilian star. Pereira has left fight fans dumbfounded by gaining 25 lbs within hours. When fans came across the video of ‘Poatan’ checking his weight twelve hours after the weigh-in where he weighed 205.5 pounds, they were stunned to realize that he had gotten heavier in no time.

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Fans wasted no time sharing their reactions to the clip. There was a varied range of reactions- from excitement for Pereira to criticism for being a weight bully at 185 lbs. Some of them even shared concerns for Blachowicz.

Fans in shock after ‘Poatan’ gains 23 lbs in 12 hours

A fan felt that Pereira’s weight gain might put his opponent at risk, especially if the opponent is fighting at his natural weight. On the other hand, another fan was shocked about the fact that ‘Poatan’ made weight to fight against Adesanya in the middleweight division.

• “imagine being a natural lhw against this dude”
• “Just the fact that he made middleweight is astounding”
• “DUDE!?!? as a amateur fighter…. this guy is f***ing scary”

One of the fans mocked Pereira by calling him a “weight bully” while another fan predicted the outcome of the bout between Pereira and Blachowicz.

• “All my homies hate weight bully Poopatan.”
• “Wrestling will wear down those muscles. Yan 1st round sub”

Some of the fans believed that Pereira would gain more weight by the time he reached the octagon for the fight.

• “Yo wtf bro’s already 228lbs.. fight night he’s definitely coming in at 240”
• “He’ll be 230 easy in the octagon”

Weight cuts have always been a topic of debate in the fight community. Fighters undergoing brutal weight cuts to have the advantage on fight night have often been criticized by fans. But Pereira has always been a consummate professional, never missing weight, and losing only once in the UFC 185 lbs division.

Do you think he made the right call to move to 205 lbs? What are your thoughts after learning about the massive weight gain of Alex Pereira? Let us know in the comments below.

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