A former opponent of Alex Pereira is open about the formidable power that the former PuC champion has in his hands.
In his appreciated career, the Brazilian has proven as one of the most wild punchers on the planet, making him unknowingly that his trademark Leftse Hook lands.
Pereira even had the Punchube Punch plate of the UFC until Eddie Hall broke it and has eliminated as Israel Adesanya and Jamahal Hill.
Although MMA fans enjoyed seeing him showing his dynami hands in recent years, he blinded long before he once entered the Octagon.
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Dustin Jacoby says he never felt anything like the power of Alex Pereira
On March 8, 2014, Dustin Jacoby took on Alex Pereira at Glory 14: Zagreb.
In just two minutes, the American was brutally eliminated by the famous blow of his rival.
The striker thinks about the ponsor of the icon during an interview with Inside Fighting, said: “He is super fast, he is much faster than it seems. He simply has this appearance about him, the physical presence. The man is a warrior; he is in it to fight.
“The power is gardless, I have never felt anything like that. He is doing so well.
“When we fought, I was also young in my career; I made the mistake. He actually caught me with a right hand, 30 seconds in the fight. It certainly rocked me, but I was still present.
“Where I made a downfall, he is just the full attack mode on me and I tried to return the attack mode and keep it up, instead of having the fight slow down, repair, let him do a little gas, wear it out a bit on him.”
Dustin Jacoby sustained terrible injury for the last UFC victory
Although Jacoby could not recover quickly enough to continue his fight with Pereira, he is no stranger to overcome adversity.
On UFC: Tampa in December, De Krijger Vorror Petrino played in an impressive version.
However, he had a huge problem prior to the competition.
After his victory, Jacoby discussed the terrible injury he sustained before the fight.