Alex Pereira dances with beloved UFC legend moments after losing world title

Alex Pereira may not have won at UFC 313, but he did have the chance to dance with one of the greatest of all time.

'Patan' has made a tough attempt in his attempt to defend his light heavyweight title in the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Unfortunately, Magomed Ankalaev was too good at night and combined his striking and grab skills to produce a winning formula.

Anyway, in the aftermath, a positive pererira promised a quick return before he went backstage to cut some shapes.

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Alex Pereira dances with Chuck Liddell after a defeat against Magomed Ankalaev

While losing his championship belt was undoubtedly painful for Alex Pereira, he remained in a evidence of his character in a cheerfulness after the result.

After capturing the world of glory kickboxing, it is no surprise that the Brazilian is smooth with his feet, with the help of his natural rhythm to produce an episode of his famous dance routine.

With Billie Jean in the background, his entire team became involved, including his friend and mentor, Glover Teixera.

And the countryman of Pereira was not the only icon that it couldn't resist to have an arch.

Chuck Liddell started catching the dancing bug and started to show off his movements. Somewhat shy he remained on the outside, until 'Xicao' pushed him right next to the star of the show.

While he was from his depth, 'The Ice Man' copied the movements of Pereira as good as he could, and slowly but surely started to look as professional as the rest of the group.

Jon Jones breaks his silence after Alex Pereira loses at UFC 313

Prior to the game at the weekend, many wondered that Pereira could have been able to jump Tom Aspinall with a victory for a shot at Jon Jones.

With the 37-year-old who has lost, a confrontation with the world champion heavyweight, at least for the time being, seems unlikely.

Now Jones has broken his silence about the defeat of Pereira.

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