“He Actually Respects Izzy”: UFC Fan React to Viral Clip of Alex Pereira Describing Fighters in One-Word Ahead of UFC 287
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Alex Pereira is trending along with Israel Adesanya right now as they gear up to fight this weekend in Miami at UFC 287. ‘Poatan’ has been a hot topic on social media due to a resurfaced video clip going viral among the netizens. Fans have reacted to the middleweight champion as he played a game of word association with regard to some of the popular fighters on the current UFC roster.
The Brazilian fighter has made a significant impact on Dana White’s promotion in a relatively short period. He came into the UFC in 2021 and captured the title in just over a year from arch-rival Israel Adesanya. Since he is one of the top guys in the company, he revealed his thoughts on some of the other fighters.
Alex Pereira plays a game of word association
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‘Poatan’ participated in a word association game where he used one word to describe some of the popular fighters on the UFC roster today. Pereira described six fighters, including Jon Jones, Jiri Prochazka, Jamahal Hill, Robert Whittaker, Israel Adesanya, and Khamzat Chimaev. All but one fighter received a harsh description from the UFC middleweight champion.
Pereira described the heavyweight champion Jon Jones and two former middleweight champions, Robert Whittaker, and his arch-rival Israel Adesanya as “warriors.” Jiri Prochazka and Jamahal Hill received their descriptions as “very good” and “good” respectively. However, Alex Pereira did not have anything good to say about Khamzat Chimaev, keeping in mind that both fighters have beef. ‘Poatan’ labeled him as “dog’s a**hole.”
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Fans react to ‘Poatan’s viral video clip
Let us take a look at some of the reactions from fans on Reddit.
Alex Pereira does fighter word association
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“I’ve always been team Izzy, but f*** me it’s getting hard to not be a fan of Pereira”
“Everybody loves my boy Poatan”
“He actually respects izzy. F*** if I wasn’t such an izzy fan boy (he started training in my hometown) I would be 100 percent behind alex”
“Rat lipped dogs a**hole poor Khamzat”
“Holy sh*t he’s not shy anymore now his goofy side is showing and damn he is funny lol”
“I’m 90% sure Khamzat would beat him easily. Bad match up.”
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“Khamzat is on a fast track to replace Colby as the most hated fighter”
A lot of fans praised Alex Pereira for showing how much he respects Israel Adesanya despite having one of the most heated rivalries in the UFC. They claim to be loving ‘Poatan’s personality. The fans are starting to love the funnier side of the middleweight champion. The description he provided for Khamzat Chimaev has left fans amused. They believe that ‘Borz’ is fast becoming the most hated fighter in the promotion and may replace Colby Covington.
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Poatan recently mentioned that he’s willing to fight anyone UFC puts in front of him, except Khamzat Chimaev. He doesn’t want anything to do with him. Moreover, he is more focused on his upcoming bout against ‘The Last Stylebender’.
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Edited by:
Anuj Jacob