Alex Pereira is riding high on his last win against his arch-rival, Israel Adesanya. This happens to be his third consecutive victory against ‘The Stylebender’ summating their past encounters in kickboxing. And now, at the record of 7-0 with 4 undefeated matches in the UFC, the ‘Poatan’ is taking it easy. Quite rightfully so.
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The Brazilian gifted the UFC fans one of the most spectacular finishes of 2022 and took a hold of the reigns of the middleweight division. And recently, a clip surfaced online where Pereira can be seen engaging in a sparring session with his media presenter girlfriend. The clip managed to draw a lot of attention while evoking several amusing responses from the UFC fans. And given the massive fanbase Pereira has amassed following his victory, it didn’t take long for this clip to grab all the eyes.
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The 35-year-old holds a reputation of being all serious and vigilant most of the times. Hence, the fans are not used to see the lighter side of him that often.
But it appeared that Pereira was making an exception here in this sparring session with his love interest. And this sight was a welcome sight for all the fans who rarely get to see this side of the ‘Poatan’.
UFC middleweight champ #AlexPereira sparring with media presenter #Merle.
That … takedown at the end. 👀 #UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/hEW5bnaPd8
— MMA DIRT © (@MMADIRTnet) December 28, 2022
When reacting to this clip, the fans subtly poked fun at a few of Pereira‘s previous rivals by equating them to the media presenter and judging her to be better than them.
Fans put out hilarious comments on Alex Pereira sparring with his love interest
Take a look at how the fans responded to this sparring session of the UFC middleweight champion with his lady love.
One fan waited for things to get more intense:
Was waiting patiently for this pic.twitter.com/y8n2BDxYav
— T V N D R A (@_TVNDRA_) December 29, 2022
Whereas her striking impressed another fan:
icl her strikings not bad
— Veluta (@Ve_luta) December 28, 2022
This fan waited for ‘Poatan’ to throw that vicious left jab:
Anyone else waiting for him to accidentally throw a left jab of destruction… 😂
— Daniel Grinnell (@Dgrinnellcomedy) December 28, 2022
When compared to Sean Strickland, a user thought she was better than him:
She did better than Sean Strickland.
— Neil (@Neil4Forex) December 28, 2022
And another fan stated that she landed more blows than Pereira‘s arch-rival, Israel Adesanya:
Landed more than Izzy 😳 https://t.co/ezl8h9Uono
— Psychonaut ⭕️ (@jalonzo98) December 29, 2022
This reminded a fan of his childhood days with his father, since it appeared that the middleweight champion was going very easy on her:
Looks like when I used to play fight with my dad as a child.
— tem (@tem1924) December 29, 2022
This fan called out all the naysayers who said Pereira can’t wrestle:
And y'all said Pereira couldn't wrestle!
— Jim Gardner (@JimGard04327975) December 29, 2022
Ever since the ‘Poatan’ defeated Adesanya, he has become quite popular among the masses and gained a devoted following for himself.
On the professional front, it is not yet known as to whom Alex Pereira will face next. But he has options lined-up for him whenever he’s ready.
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