Alex Pereira Claims Khamzat Chimaev Turned Down UFC 283 Showdown - MMA Fighting
Alex Pereira discusses how life has changed since he’s champion, if he thought he would be champ this quickly, if he was injured before UFC 281, his past fight history with Israel Adesanya, his UFC 281 title fight and the corner advice, what makes him upset, if he wants to fight Khamzat Chimaev, if Adesanya really wants a rematch next, his classic social media clips, and more.
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Damn... He basically said he could skip Izzy for the next fight in order to not risk ruining Izzy's career, but if Izzy really wants it immediately he will do it. Respect, I never saw any other fighter say such a thing. Damn, a wholesome comment turned into caos on the replies, gotta love MMA fans.
"In order to not risk ruining his career" how do you mean? He is afraid to fight Izzy or does "his" refer to Izzy
@@okcomputer6033 Alex took a lot of damage in that fight. I know people only remember the last 30 seconds but he was getting worked for 4 rounds. They both took a ton of damage.
@@okcomputer6033 he's talking about izzys career not his
@@okcomputer6033 I believe he’s referring to Izzy career. He states he’s young and doesn’t want to ruin him completely right?
@@okcomputer6033 Izzy is 0-3 against him now. If he rematches that's insane pressure. If he loses again to Alex then he's 0-4 which is rough
Alex came from poverty to donating 50k this is called as Success. Alex is a legend
@@CandyGrooves at the end of the the day, does it matter? it was donated after all
He a icon, good comment
@@sikiwitit3551 ya truly he is an Icon
He came from poor condition, working and being an alcoholic, this guy’s is the definition of perseverance. Anyone that is an alcoholic or had problems with alcohol in the past know how hard is it to get out of this… very unlikely you will make it out of this and bounce this far My respect to Alex Pereira has increased since I’ve learn this
@@sam_335xi6 Sports teaches u discipline and keeps u away from being paranoid.
Alex is very articulate. Really grounded and down to earth. Seems like a humble person and champion.
I wish I could speak/understand Portugese 🇧🇷
*shampion
@@Richard_Gobbler campeão
Yes I felt like this too after watching this video
Absolutely. No gold chains or fur coats, feet firmly on the ground. Hard not to like him
Congrats to Pereira on a great win and a great story. Translator did a fantastic job here.
not really.
A lot of the portuguese to english was not translated.
He lost his voice in 1 min
@@mourao7892 its not easy to translate 3 minutes of straight dialogue at the same time, even the professional translators have a hard time with it, imagine pereira's coach who isn't even a pro. He did really well imo
Dude needs to fix his throat first, before translating. It’s difficult to hear him.
What a stud of a guy Pereira is. Guy is coming into his own. This interview shows his humble nature & we know that he smiles 😂
🗿
If Alex learns english the guy will be a superstar worldwide. Has the looks, knockout power and a smooth charisma!
@Mr. E Yeah that's why you only watch it
@Mr. E 🤣🤣
@Mr. E 9 of 10 womens fight are boring, so you have a point
This is the best foreign language interview I have ever seen/heard. Huge credit to all 3 participants.
I’m happy for this guy and hope he has a long and great career. Seems authentic and doesn’t sugar coat anything.
The translator has an incredible memory to remember all he said to translate, and not only that but also getting all the important parts to translate. Really hard skill.
Yes. I'm brazilian and the translation is very good!
Alex challenging Schwab to a bet is the most random and hilarious thing ever!
Klaus Schwab?
Not really Schaubs been running his mouth about Alex
Brenda is the world's biggest douche bag, and Alex is the latest guy to learn this. Brenda won't take the bet, but he will continue to run his pie hole.
Talmbout Joe Camel bapa?
@@tomaakvinski93 we can only hope
Someone who has had a really tough life never brags about being tough.
He really came from humble beginnings. Opposite of Ngannou who came from hardship but is a diva.
Francis ain’t a diva, he just don’t take crap money from Dana. Any other fighter at the same level would do the same. You got lesser fighters being divas.
@@interestedparty7523 He’s literally been taking “crap” money. He’s been complaining about his pay for 2 years now. And I’m not talking about pay, I agree the UFC should pay their fighters better.
francis is right, a lot of fighters reach the end of their lives full of consequences and the money that is left over doesn't even pay for medical care
@@interestedparty7523 he gets payed 500 k to fight bro. Thats money we will never see. That man is a princess, a diva.
He’s an OG in this fight game . Refreshing seeing real fights with real fighters . Him beating Izzy 3 times and Izzy taking those loses is legendary. Khamzat at light heavyweight is such a wise call out . Interesting things are happening because of this guy . Dudes a legend
Already saw Khamzats cardio was sus so he knows khamzat will probably turn into a 1 round fighter at 205 really smart call out. Meanwhile he's already fought at 200 in the past
Yeah but he won’t last the ufcs too versatile he fight a certain number of people they take the belt from him
Exactly if I were him id gtfo out of middleweight especially considering how much he cuts to even fight at LHW.
Nah but I thought khamzat wanted to fight Alex for the 185 belt Not just an exhibition match
@@WKOOPAH khamzat called him out for a title fight on dec 10th knowing full well that peirira would not be able to fight . 🗿call out is actually doable and serious .
He starts to speak about chimaev on 30:00 minutes 👍
bless
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Legend
Thanks lol
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I'm honestly afraid about the way he keeps staring at Ariel during the first half of interview. It looks like a killer sent to kill Ariel but he's fighting internally to find reasons not to kill the victim.
this has me rolling 🤣🤣🤣
So true😂😂
Ariel iria chutar o filho dele
He explained why he was staring, when he and izzy fought in brazil, poatan's son kinda mocked izzy, then izzy went on a interview with Ariel, Ariel said tha he would "kick" the kid if he was Izzy, Paotan is staring cause he did not like someone sying that would hurt his son.
Hahah, Ariel just needs to shorten his questions because theres no way his interpreter could remember all that
Alex asking for khamzat at 205 is genius. win-win for him
Yup. Khamzat wants to play the game calling out Burns at 185 so AP doing it at 205 is brilliant. 2 can play that game.
Then let him vacate middle weight belt ..
@@M.S.S.H lmfao let khamzat make weight
@@moneyman8772 Khamzat calling out Burns at 185 is different though. If Alex and Khamzat fought at 205, the belt wouldn't be on the line. There would be no point on them fighting at 205. I think Alex knows Khamzat could take his belt from him.
@@Mistanyycguy and there would be no belt on the line if KC fought Burns at 185 either and no point in them fight at 185 either.....I can't tell if you're trolling or being serious.
Alex is taking this win the best I have ever seen. He is being so humble and respectful to everyone. He isn't pushing his chest out and being arrogant. This is a true champ.
I bet that’s what you all said for like 50 other fighters
What by saying Khamzat move up two weight classes to 205 and fight him there so he has huge weight advantage and not risk his 185 belt what kind of champ is that
@@harryabb7992 He said he needs to rest. Chimaev asks what he knows he wont get.
@@harryabb7992 He just had the hardest fight of his MMA career a couple of weeks ago. Why would he put his belt on the line against someone who doesn't have a belt and isn't even ranked in the MW division? Chimaev hasn't earned a title shot at 185 so why should he be given one?
@@obitriceforlife5771 lol love this comment. I love it when people call out MMA fans for being such sheep.
I’m just echoing other sentiments, but what a great, humble, super classy guy Pereira is. What a great champ to have! He reminds me of Aldo in the sense that even without the English language, you are still falling for him as a fighter. 👏
That sounds gay bro 😂
@@mo8969 @simppolice
Falling for him as a fighter 😂 uh no not really, I believe it's just you doing the falling, and the other simps in here
@@shable1436 MMA fans are codependent as hell 😂
izzy is better
He could’ve lied and said he hurt his finger in the fight, but he told the truth and said it didn’t affect him at all. Wow
Alex only started smiling once he became the champ, had one goal in mind and now he can smile knowing he accomplished it. Stud.
Total stud.
@@LolitaDavidovitch L
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barely smiling lol, i've only seen it once. monster :)
Can we see Ariel’s face when Alex was pointing at him 😂
timestamp?
@@nabilahmed1636 24:38
Time lapsed....
Poatan just has this presence about him. Plinio did a fantastic job translating
What a champ! Most satisfying KO in UFC history! The bet proposal was just next level. This dude is so ice cool!
Wasn't a KO...
@@trollmctrollmcface7411 TKO but still...it tops Mcgregor getting wacked. I like a humble champ. That's what Martial arts is imo. Otherwise call it mixed fighting styles if you wanna forget the history of it.
For me the most satisfying ko is usman vs masvidal 2 but this one is up there fasho
Most satisfying Tko. I have watched the full fight 5 times
@@roxeaguebryan7629 I wanna watch this fight 5 times my self lol have you picked up on any new details?
This dude is a humble killer.
More like a scared baby lol
Ouch dude..why all the negativity?
@@buu6956 you must be 5'6 and skinny as sh*t....lol
@@buu6956 he'd punch ur weiner off...
Alex has got that humble vibe, so refreshing after all these guys talking about their greatness all the time 🙄
You must have forgotten who's been champ at middleweight... The last two guys before Adesanya were Robert Whitaker and GSP. You don't think they are humble guys? lol. The only champs that were constantly talking about their greatness were Adesanya and Rockhold (and even Rockhold didn't say that often) Also, Adesanya speaks in that regard to be inspirational, because it's where he needs his mind to be in order to be at his best. So.. the only champ that was a real arrogant person was Luke Rockhold. Even Bisping was less arrogant and more just had a chip on his shoulder. But I'd accept Bisping AND Rockhold as a real answer. I don't know who you're honestly talking about. lol. But I do agree with you, Alex has a very chill and straightforward vibe about him. I don't think poorly of Izzy though. Why would I? he's a good guy too, just louder. You think Alex doesn't imagine himself as being great? You have to be when you do a career like this.
Who are these guys you speak of
@@oggaming7362 uhh the previous champ obviously…and a whole bunch of prototypical fighters…I mean that’s how they typically promote them…by talking endlessly about their greatness in a sport where there’s a large degree of chance involved, it started to get really old. I prefer a down to earth champ. You need examples really? McGregor, adrsanya, bones, usman, most champs that get more than two defenses tend to have their heads float up in the clouds….at this point, with all the narcissism in the world right now, I find a down to earth champ a much better representative of martial arts, instead of marketing. The narcissists are good for short term marketing I suppose, they tend to make more money, but not good role models really imo
@@oggaming7362 How does Izzy's hubris inspire others?
@@stevedv629 I agree with you about Alex. I think you're exaggerating how many fighters, and more specifically champs, have legit narcissism. That's a very strong word. Jones, McGreggor... for sure I agree with you (but I wasn't aware you were talking outside the 185 division at first). I still think that you're greatly inflating your idea of two things: 1. That so many fighters are like this. 2. That it is SO bad that we should label it narcissism. You have to at least understand that these guys/gals HAVE to be full of themselves. Even Alex Pereira is. And so when you have them all speaking about how they feel, literally being asked by the media questions like, "How do you do this? Are you going to win? How will you win?" etc... You're going to get quite a few of them to answer along the lines of "Because I train harder. Because I'm better, I'm the best. I know what I can do, he/she can't handle me." etc.. All I'm saying is, I get where you're coming from for Alex. It is always nice to see a calm fighter/champ. But there's also nothing wrong with a fighter/champ that is openly admitting what is going on in EVEN Alex's head too! They all have to envision themselves as the best, unbeatable, have all the answers... etc. So on one end, you can criticize Pereira for kind of lying, to be fair. Because he's not honestly answering the questions. You can also admire him for deciding to leave that part of his thinking out. Neither type of person is a better person. And as far as legit narcissists and sociopaths in the UFC... few and far between, and I actually hate them a lot too. But don't let the Jon Jones and Conor McGreggors ruin your perception of all the rest that are just on a path of striving to be great at what they do!😊
That facepaint, that aura during fightweek. That ringwalk. I mean people is waiting literally to see him crack a smile. I mean take my 💰 everytime!
I'm starting to love Alex! He's so chill and stoic AF. Not to mention a humble dude
I was smiling the whole time, I love that Alex is getting more american exposure. He seems like a laid back dude that does stuff with his friends and family. Real grounded, love that dude. He’s a monster.
Never had the feeling he’s not laid back actually just seems like a disciplined motivated and introverted guy. He’s probably nicer than everyone here in Germany constantly running around with a smile because they think they are always good. The real good guys don’t have to show they are good they act out of intuition, heart, experiences and intention imo
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At 25:25 when Alex asked the translator if Ariel had said it was stopped early i got scared for Ariel lmao
love that Alex answers honestly. Yes he was hurt at end of first round and yes if the round had more time left Izzy may have finished him. It’s a fight that’s what can happen. So many fighters lie when asked these things. Doesn’t matter that he got hurt it’s that he recovered and came back to win the fight by stoppage.
Yes, but Adesanya only got him because he intentionally pressured him more at the end of the round. And as Adesanya was fresh, is faster and better counter striker, Alex was hit. That hardly would happen in the midle of the round. It said, Adesanya throw the last punch of the first round after the bell.
@@voce3337 Such a weird thing to try to defend especially since Alex ended up winning anyways. He was rocked and admitted it, end of story
@@ChildishGambeaner No it's actually valid and correct. And it isn't pointed out enough that second shot which really hurt him was after the bell so I appreciate him bringing it up. End of story
@@hiraether6209 It was at the bell. Not illegal at all. That's why no one's pointing it out. You're crazy if you see ANY problem with it
@@ChildishGambeaner Your argumments are empty and you ran away from what i stated.
I feel like he’s the one of if not the most honest and sincere guy in UFC fr fr
Fr fr?
yeah, very opposite from the former champ.
Props to the translator - usually hard to listen to most, but this guy did it very well!
He actually did a poor job. Probably because he isn't a translator. His Alex's coach. He basically says what he thinks Alex meant instead of saying what he said.
At least he doesn’t sound like he has a cold this time 😤
@@mmawithsubtitles7460 yes that's right
@@Tirades_In_Spades sounds like he smoked 3 packs of cigarettes and is about to have a heartattack but okay lol I like Charles translator better
@@mmawithsubtitles7460 Do you speak Portuguese?
Alex could defeat Izzy 4 times and people would be like: Yeah but izzy almost won 😂
100%
The crazy part is Izzy almost won all 3 fights, so it wouldn't surprise me if the 4th turns out the same.
@@Sam-fs8sx doesn’t matter. Boy.
@@allenmickey8756Ok little girl
@@Sam-fs8sx is getting put to sleep nearly winning a fight ?? TWICE
This was an amazing surprise to see our Champ in studio. Will always support Poatan!
I thought Pereira was gonna be like, "you're the guy that said he wanted to stomp on my son's head 😃"
Oh no..
Bro I thought that too lol
Ariel said that?! Lol wtf why would he say that
Haha
Ariel: I’m gonna get hate if I don’t say this to you in person… Me: no way he’s gonna mention the kid stomping to Alex in person?!? Ariel: so I thought that was a early stoppage
This dude is so respectable.
Pereira wearing all Monster clothing while Izzy hiding all monster logos 😂 Arch enemies at its finest
Love Alex his normal day clothing is his sponsors he’s with like the UFC and monster apparel
Yeah that is hilarious this man is such a troll
He needs to learn English. His interviews will be so much better and interesting.
I know Spanish and English and lost interest. Por favor aprende Inglés.
@@alexmendoza9270 that’s called ADD
wow what an interpreter!!! thanks to all three for this fantastic interview!!! awesome to finally know more about Alex.
Have to hand it to the ufc for putting a fight like this. And showing why it’s ascending for years. Setting up the best match up possible at that weight class. Great fight from both guys that night. And congratulations to the new champion Alex Periera There’s something authentic about this dude. Gives me a vintage, old days feel. Straight forward and likeable fighter. Respect from Montréal to Alex Pereira and to Brazil who always produces great combat masters. Love Ariel as well. Brilliant interviewer. Unique style. Toujours Énergique Bravo. Proud of him and the great work he does
Give credit to Izzy for not ducking anybody. Dude held the belt for a long time and fought frequently
@@BL77357 I agree I Great fighter one off the best all time in my book. He’s whip smart. He’s Cocky, but not delusional. Plus to get where he is, probably had to be. I think most people would be too, if they had to walk in his shoes. He’s not done. Don’t worry, Izzy has my love and respect as well.
He is very charismatic in an understated way.
This translator is special. Fantastic memory. Love Alex. What a stud. I be rooting for him always. Great story too. Drinking rum and carrying tires then steps in a gym and becomes a goat. The difference between Alex and Izzy is Alex is humble. It so much more likable.
What you mean Izzy isn't humble? Izzy has been on a humble tour braging about him being humble on different podcasts? have you missed?
Poatan é guerreiro... Duplo campeão no glory e agora no mma no ufc. Ele é uma pessoa boa de coração.
The guy is a monster and that’s what’s what
True warrior.
Poatan é incrível.
The first time I ever saw this man fight, he got knocked out by Jason willnis in Brazil, I saw he was very dangerous even back then but had no idea how young he was in his career.. I'm really proud of what he has accomplished after that in Kickboxing and now mma.. As a long time Kickboxing fan from Holland who only started watching ufc because of Alistair overeem, this is like full circle for me.. And although overeem and saki never got the belt, I'm really happy for izzy and now perreira to show its possible for kickboxers even though Kickboxing unfortunately is not what it was like since 2010
Jason psycho wilnis never knocked pereira out.. It was a tko after wilnis gave a kick to his upper leg.. That's no KO bro
@@HILAL19564 Tko ko, you know what I mean, he knocked him down with a left punch to the liver to if I remember right.. Anyway big respect for the way he turned his career around
@@jducrot hmm.. No it was definitely a kick to his leg go watch the fight I'm a 100% sure.. Alex punched of his opponent tko on his liver. Still for me it's a huge difference when you are out cold or a tko.. I'm not trying to attack you here whatsoever I think you're mixed up with different fights. Great respect how he stsrted kickboxing after his 20's and became a legend that's for real
@@jducrot I watched it very quick to be sure I'm not mixed up he did get a liver shot but he survived that. Almost got him down. The leg kick was his undoing cause wilnis was giving kicks the entire fight to his upper leg.
@@HILAL19564 Hmm I don't know, a liver punch and getting fineshed with low kick you're gonna remember better for sure, so even more embarrassing maybe.. No offense taken mate, enjoyed the conversation
I love Alex man, if you understood brazilian portuguese you would love him too! He's funny and a character! A great straight up guy! Alex i followed him since his boxing carreer before glory even. So happy to see him on top. Haters gona hate.
I love him and I don’t understand it. I can see he’s humble
Wow you are one of the 1st people to know Alex, you're a true fan dude +1 I'm fan of him since his mid glory time ;)
Is he like the brazilian version of Israel Adesanya? Lol
@@MigthyDucksz24 they are the opposite of each other, poatan doesn't seem to care about this issue of hate that adesanya said he has for him, poatan respects adesanya a lot as he said in the post fight in the octagon, Ah, I'm Brazilian, so I understand the meaning and feeling of the things he says
@MigthyDucksz24 Dude he is better than Izzydesanya you can't compare him
Great translating specially from English to Portuguese … answers were very good as well though always shorter than meant to be
It's weird how the translator almost gets more of the shine than the actual fighter itself in the comments on videos of these. Think that's kinda interestinf.
@@godsredeeminggrace1407 Good stuff bro, spreading that truth
Love this dude. Some genuine class and humbleness.
Anyone who thinks Alex is scared of Khamzat or anyone clearly doesn’t know anything about Alex Pereira. Only simultaneous two weight Glory kickboxing champ ever. He knocked out legends and knocked them out cold. All he needs is one punch or knee or kick to land. He has eaten head kicks from killers and kept coming to knock them out. He ain’t scared of getting taken down and dry humped and submitted. He always comes to fight
Alex has zero grappling skills, we all saw that in his last fight. Khamzat is a world class wrestler who can take hits we saw that with the Gilbert burns fight, all it takes is one takedown for Khamzat and your boy won’t be able to get back up, he will get submitted and he knows that, and that is why he is making specific request to move up in weight where he is more comfortable and Khamzat is less comfortable, I’ve wrestled all my youth and a 5 pound difference is a lot let alone 20 pounds. I doubt Alex wants to lose his title that soon especially in his home country Brazil so he’ll duck that fight until his grappling is better which is fine.
Lol..style makes fight and alex got very weak wrestling. He gonna get taken down real fast and that's it. No power of Alex will help him from there.
You sound like me in this comment section, they definitely got alex Pereira confused. Dudes is a whole different beast.
And anybody who thinks Pereira ain't working on his ground game is foolish. Hes been working with the best of the best. If he goes into his next fight with a nice ground game and can defend himself towards it they're just gonna find somthing else to complain about. Out of all combat styles wrestling is the easiest thing to grasp, I just hope yalls "world class" wrestlers dont catch a big ass Brazilian knee trying to fight like a girl, These fighters better get there stand up game up to par playing with alex.. that's all I know.
@@AfroViking300 I have been practicing mma for 2 years now and wrestling is not easy. What u mean easy? The technique might be easy to learn but to execute and the strength required to maintain the position is challenging. You can get good over the time but it's really hard to get in the same level as someone who has done it for so long. The problem Alex faces is that his ground game won't catch up with the likes of kamzat who is a chain wrestler. Also talking about Alex striking, as elite as he is once someone threatens you with a take down it's hard for a striker to get on his rhythm or even maintain a rhythm. Burns had a really good ground game which made khamzat to get the fight standing but Alex doesn't have that and won't have that.
I could feel Helwani's fear through the screen hahaha great interview
😂
I don't know a word in Portugiese, but I still love to hear him speak, there's such an aura to him.
Learn to say "obrigado" thank you in English lol it's already your first word
Such a mature heart this champion has - More like him!
Twice the champ izzy was. He doesn’t paint his fingernails and wack off to anime 💅 📺
Amazing interview.... I can't say anything others have already said about Alex.... Very humble and Incredible fighter!!! 👊 Warrior!!!
I'd rather see Khamzat vs Colby. It's a better match up and the build up would be entertaining.
This is just another example of Kumshot running his mouth for hype. He's "challenged" everyone and their dog to a fight, usually when they already have a fight booked or their injured, or retired (he called out DC, Mike Tyson, Brock Lesnar etc). He's a joke.
1000000%
I still would love to see Khamzat go for the belt. The best striker vs the best ground guy.
@@ryanb8736 He's not the best ground guy. He ragdolls guys who can't grapple, and gets them on short notice when they've had full camps for strikers. Burns is the only grappler he's fought, and he arguably lost that fight. Li and Holland are horrible grapplers and again, they didn't even get to have a wrestling camp.
@@ryanb8736 Best ground guy?
Alex is such a humble dude. . .Great CHAMP, great MAN, True Warrior and Absolute BEAST !!! POATAN! NEW KING! IN MDW DIVISON !!! GIVE SOME RESPECT FOR THIS MAN !!!
?, is he going to defend the belt vs the very top contenders 2-3 times a year like Izzy has? 👍🏼 that's a great champion.
@@Art-Sin we dont know but he is already a legend for TKOing a guy who didnt lose almost 5 years
@@Art-Sin one fight of Poatan is worth more than five of Israel snooze fest.
@@KniGuitaar soo what does that make him now
Funny how adesanya getting all this empathy , but they forgot how much adesanya would troll after and before wins. Humping paulo costa, wearing a necklace with a loop picture of his robert whitaker KO during there press conference, all the twitter memes and jon jones stuff. Adesanya is acting like the loss didnt mean anything but its an act. This man Alex is a real class act
Dude, Adensanya wasn't trolling. Trolling is an art that takes intelligence and comedic talent to do. Adensanya was just being him self, An unhumble, unfunny douchbag.
Perhaps you're selectively forgetting how Perreira has been trolling Izzy as well. If you're going to criticise Izzy for trolling, be consistent and do the same for Perreira.
@@blazzz13 good night Izzy
True
@@blazzz13hes just joking,not making fun out of him in intention of mocking him he said that many times and he also said multiple times that he respects izzy
This dude is humble. I like that!!! He deserves what's his own
Man i got this same sort of injury in August, till now in December i can't bend my whole finger(also a lot of pain if in initial days plus the swelling for 1-1.5 months), but it doesn't need surgery as he said. Kudos to him to have fight camp with this injury✊✊.
Usually I'm not the biggest fan of the Brazilian fighters, but this guy is so exciting and have a great personality.
Personally of a rock, yes.
Brazilians literally created this sport
Why u don't like them? ( Br here)
@@MsDragonboys It's frustrating not speaking the same language. Obviously the obligation doesn't fall on them to learn English, but it's easier to get onboard with things when it doesn't need to be translated. Charles Oliveira is my favorite active fighter but it KILLS me that he doesn't speak english. "I'm illuminated by god" goes hard in Portuguese though.
@@amateurmarketreviews1980 The obligation is on them though if they want to take the time to learn English, it helps their career a lot. Look at Khabib for example.
HIs hair grows back so fast wtf. He always look different from the day before. God blessed him with some good genes.
strong as a damn ox
So much respect for this guy but I want him to learn English, but just for him I think I will learn Portuguese 👊
Boa cara, não é difícil não a língua portuguesa, vai em frente, parabéns
Aprende mesmo, mais cultura nunca é demais
The guy seems to have a calm glow on his face now, compared to before. I wouldn't mind him proving everyone wrong, saying his run will be short-lived.
Well he’s pretty old he got a couple years left in prime
@Zonk Plus he cuts so much weight it’ll be hard to keep doing that consistently
@Zonk his coach would say otherwise
Ariel.. I have been a fan since way back.. this is the best interview in years. Love the background and insight into Poatan!
26:20 Alex showed the type of consideration and sportsmanship for izzy a fellow athlete, that Izzy completely disregarded and did the opposite of, when given the chance. Alex is the better human.
cry else where.
The backhanded compliments never stop with these guys. "He looks like the HW champion. He's a massive, massive man." Yet you never hear that about Khabib who walks around at 200lbs.
What point are u trying to make
@@cripplingcaffeineaddiction3847 It's not clear they're implying the reason Pereira won is because he's huge?
khabib isnt any bigger than the other lightweights like poirier, chandler, gathje
@@cihankuzhan8928 bs
Pereira: “ i dont want to ruine Izzys career Also Pereira: “ after taking Izzys belt he also took Izzys Helwani “
Much respect to alex 👏🏼 🙌 🙏.. he deserves to be a champ he's a good hard working guy .. i hope he stays champ for a long time ...
hes the least deserving champ in ufc history. fought no grapplers/wrestlers, fast tracked. he is also like a lhw/hw fighting at middle weight with a 40+ pound weight cut, should be illegal af
Give this guy his credit. For once please 🙏🏿
Good job on securing this interview for us
Love Pereira's humbleness and realism. Happy to admit he was hurt and reveals to what extent - many dudes would deny and pretend they're invincible. Class act.
Yeah and at 25:25 he said something that his translator missed "He (Adesanya) has to be like me. I admitted that I was rocked in the first round, ok. Am i supposed to say I wasn't? The people are watching (the fight), they see me wobbled a bobble head doll, and I'm gonna sit here and say I was fine? Everyone's gonna be like "bro that's ridiculous". Everyone saw that I was rocked, and he has to do the same."
@@chello1351 that's a really good insight, thanks for that dude. Again just shows how open he is 🤝
Alex is very calm and grounded. I like that. And honest too. That's a very important trait. It removes clouds from vision and gives clarity with assessing things and having a well grounded perspective, which allows u to approach things on a very clear and well rounded view point. Being able to handle the direction anything goes. Izzy still deserves his rank. Don't let a loss let yall switch up on him all of a sudden. He is still the Man no one was able to beat. He faced any challenger, defeated them all. An extremely skillful and articulate fighter. Alex beat him... But I don't ride hype trains. Izzy is the same boss. The fact that he lost... Yet again.. to a person who has repeatedly won over him, doesn't change the fa T that he can beat practically everyone. He is a masterful fighter. He just needs to solve this Alex puzzle. I think Alex can beat him again, but I also think Izzy can beat Alex. I still want to see them fight again. On another note.....Watching Alex's Guy translate like that is so admirable. I've always admired persons who can be so proficient in various Languages. Being the middle man of two totally different cultures and being able to identify with each to the point where u can bridge the gap between two folks trying to communicate. Great skill to have. Anyway...Respect to Izzy,..And congrats to Alex, for his tough presence and being able to persevere to the end and winning.
This translator thing is an issue rn .. What needs to happen is there needs to be an edited video of the interview , with the subtitles in english of what alex is saying while hes saying it in portuguese
how is an issue?
@@richard3315 listening to the interview becomes a chore .. idk i think they should implent my idea in press conferences aswell
@@richard3315 He's not the best translator. That's why it's an issue....duh.
I mean he is not saying nothing wrong but ain't exactly alex words so it's a issue bc of that but he's a good translator too
I think Alex should learn English not because Philnio dosent say exactly what Alex says but because that would give him more independence
I think he should be proud of the leg kicks and overall bodyshots, he was landing so many of them way more than anybody's ever done and Israel's really good at defending them and checking them but with his squared stance and long legs Alex can throw them with a different type of quickness, it just looks effortless and they don't even need setting up.
Alex Pereira is literally the better striker lol it’s not surprising that he outstruck the lesser kick-boxer.
Amazing interview. Alex seem like such a good humble, down to earth no bs guy. Can’t hate
Good Questions, Nice Interview. Alex is a cool Type of Guy. I cant wait for the Next Fight.
alex is a good man with a big heart. donating for the needy is awesome.nice to know
Pereira coming for Brendan Schaub 😂😂😂😂
First time Alex smiles 21:30 when he's talking about his father and coaches.
Amazing interview! You are the best Ariel !
It’s neat that at the beginning when Alex would speak, he would look at the translators but by the end he was looking at Ariel when he spoke. Such a classy guy, about time we had a Hespectable guy as campèon at middleweight
Hespectable 😂😂
Haha
Cara, estou impressionado com os comentário dos gringos aqui. Alex pereira rasgando elogios dos gringos é fantástico. Mesmo sem falar a língua dos americanos, a galera vê sua humildade , foco e disciplina, o Marketing pessoal que ele vem apresentando ultimamente na suas redes sociais , é o que mais tem feito suas lutas serem promovidas de uma forma unica. Parabéns Pereira por sua grande conquista no UFC e pelo exemplo que ta sendo de Brasileiro aí fora .
Verdade!!!
He's a straight killer & humbled adesnaya Who wouldn't like him
umm... donde esta la biblioteca?
@@georgemartyn5268 Why you’re speaking Spanish?
@@DizzyMakavelli umm si
Alex is always so calm.
Great interview! Classy champion.
Bro this guy doesn't break eye contact 😳
If he spoke English he would be the greatest hitman lmaoo
Yes he does? Man yall fans are weird. Slobbers.
We need this in the fight game!!
Love learning about fighters I don't know too much about.
His translator is the best makes the convo flow smooth despite the language barrier
Awesome interview obrigado 🔥👊
Pereira is incredibly inspirational! Keep on keeping on Champ!!!
this dude sees right through khamzat i love him
Sadly, a lot of fans can’t see through Chimaev’s nonsense. Talked all that game about Paulo, then didn’t step up when they were in the same vicinity. At that point, everyone should’ve learned he ain’t about that life. Then the guy is forced to apologize about getting into a scuffle during Islam’s last fight. Dude is the fakest tough guy I’ve seen in the UFC.
He said he would fight Khamzat at 205 and not for the belt. Khamzat wants the belt. That’s why Khamzat said no. It’s not hard to figure it out. Above everyone’s head. Khamzat wants a title fight at 185. He wants Alex to cut down to 185 and put the title up for grabs. Alex only wants to cut to 205 and not fight for title. Alex isn’t stupid. Khamzat isn’t stupid neither. So nothing to see here.
Poatan is actually a scary dude. Chimaev is not.
@@ryanb8736 explain why he should even be considered for a title shot before fight anyone else in that weight class.
@@eddie4249 Khamzat has had three fights in 185. Where have you been? Day one he said he is fighting in 185 and 170. He’s been around for three years. Alex only had a few fights before a title fight. Don’t forget that. Maybe you don’t know that.
I love fighters that give back. Making a bet of it is even better.
Alex is real ,he don't make excuses and lie about what's going on in the cage ,I like his honesty
He didn't need to jump on the fence cause he knew he was gonna do what he came to do. 💀💯TKO no chalont walk off. Now that's cold
Can tell that guy can capture the language barrier and convert the translation without messing up the context. Good interpretation
Not sure what the hate is on the translator, thought he did a great job 🙏🏻
He sounds like he’s going to have a heart attack and not really professional especially at this level.
He's actually translating the responses a lot clearer imo, a lot of what the translators say is a generic response that doesn't really match what the fighters are saying. I could be wrong though
That's why a lot of fighters are having their own translators now, like Zhang weili for example
Because he isn't an translator. And most of the time he says what he thinks Alex meant and not really what was said
@@Youafool500 his translation is fine, left a little bit out but interpreted the important details properly. You are right though, he needs to lose some weight, he talks like he's about to pass out.
Love it, Alex is my guy.
This his how real thug looks, talks and act like. No showing off, just confidence. Khamzat, watch and learn.
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thx u Ariel for having our Brazilian Champ on the show, i just love the way u respect him, it show why u sou big in the sport . BIG HUG FROM BRASIL ALL LOVE FOR U MAN . ALLL RESPECT TO ARIEL .
Alex directly communicating with fans or reporter would be great. For his PR and for fans ofcourse.
Finally a UFC an undisputed middle weight champion that I can get behind. To come on studio with a language barrier what a champ. Defeat the Reaper and call your the middle weight GOAT
He’s not beating Whitaker
"Get behind" ?!?! Take that dookie poking elsewhere
@@bilaalal-afriki8697 😂
Bro that would not make him the middleweight GOAT.
Beating Izzy and Rob would not make him the MW goat. Tf? Lol what in the casual take is that
I'm glad Ariel shared his feelings about the stoppage... I thought he would avoid that in front of Alex...Respect!!
Yeah but he didn't say he wanted to stomp alex'son head like he did when izzy was there
Probably the most we've ever seen Alex Pereira smile. One of the coldest dudes in the UFC and also humble and down to earth
Kickboxers are just built different, true warriors. They are bringing a different level of striking to the UFC
Alex smiles even when he is not smiling😁