Since he came to the UFC in 2021, Alex Pereira has had to endure some brutal weight reductions.
'Patan' started his UFC career in the middleweight, which quickly takes a toll on his body. During his time at 185 pounds, Pereira Israel Adesanya in an epic first meeting, before he lost his title in a rematch.
Since then, Alex Pereira has moved to the light heavyweight division because it became too difficult for him to make the cut to the middleweight, and he has continued his historic run in the sport.
This Saturday, the 37-year-old will defend his 205 pound title for the fourth time when he takes on Magomed Ankalaev on UFC 313, in Las Vegas.
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Alex Pereira gives a shock reaction at another brutal weight cutting
In anticipation of their long -awaited fight, the rivalry of Pereira and Ankalaev continued to warm up with the two hunters who used to exchange processing during the press conference before the fight.
In this seductive matchup, which deposits two strikers against each other, despite the mass that believe that Ankalaev's bread and butter are struggling, it is clear that Pereira has a huge power advantage.
However, it is always relatively unknown what the 37-year-old will look like when he enters the Octagon, because he has to reduce an obscene amount of weight and that is always an important point of conversation for the fighting of Pereira.
Although, with the UFC that the Brazilian followed all week around the 'embedded' series on YouTube, fans were offered a taste of Pereira's last hours of weight cut, in which he gave a shock reaction to the brutal cut.
“This is the most difficult fight of the week we will have, it is the battle with the scale to reach that number for his weight class. Everything is under control. He sweats much more than before, “said Pereira's coach, Plinio Cruz.
“Don't confuse the hardships,” Pereira said surprisingly while he was wrapped in towels.
“That is true. Sometimes people have difficulty, but they are happy because they are about what their lives are about,” said Glover Teixeira.
“It's our lives, f—!” Pereira shouted while his two sons sweat from his face.
Alex Pereira sends his last message to Magomed Ankalaev for UFC 313
Fortunately for Pereira, Ankalaev and the fans, the Brazilian successfully weighed on Friday, making their main event official, although the effects of another cut are currently unclear.
Later on Friday, the two light heavyweights stood opposite the foot for the last time, and Pereira had a last message for the Russian competition.
“I think this is a big challenge, we are talking about an athlete who did his job, but this is my time. Chama, “said Pereira Joe Rogan during the ceremonial weightings.
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