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Two days after getting steamrolled by Ciryl Gane at UFC Freedom 250, Alex Pereira has officially entered the five stages of losing a fight.
Denial.
Anger.
Blaming Herb Dean.
Watching the replay 47 times.
And finally, posting a video on social media explaining why it wasn’t really your fault.
Listen, I love Alex Pereira. The man is one of the most terrifying knockout artists the UFC has ever seen. He walked into the UFC, collected belts like Pokémon cards, and made elite fighters look like they accidentally wandered into the wrong weight class.
But heavyweight?
That looked like somebody convinced your uncle at a barbecue to take a short-notice fight.
Pereira was slow. He was sloppy. He looked uncomfortable from the opening bell. Meanwhile, Gane was bouncing around the octagon like he was late for a French dance recital.
Then came the jab.
Boom.
Down goes Poatan.
And once Pereira hit the canvas, Gane did exactly what every heavyweight on planet Earth would do: throw everything but the kitchen sink until the referee stops the fight.
Now, are there questions about some of the shots landing behind the head?
Sure.
Even Tom Aspinall looked at the replay and said, “Uh… those look illegal.”
Fair point.
But let’s not act like Pereira was cruising to victory before that happened.
He wasn’t.
He was getting outclassed.
This wasn’t some controversial split decision where we need three judges, a microscope and the Zapruder film to figure out what happened.
The truth is simple: Ciryl Gane was faster, more technical and looked like an actual heavyweight.
Pereira looked like a light heavyweight who accidentally clicked “accept” on the wrong weight class.
And calling out Herb Dean afterward?
Come on, man.
Herb Dean catches more criticism than a New York Mets bullpen, but he didn’t force Pereira to move up to heavyweight. He didn’t make Pereira stand straight up in front of one of the most athletic big men in MMA.
At some point, you’ve got to tip your cap and say, “The better fighter won tonight.”
That’s what champions do.
Nobody is questioning Pereira’s greatness.
The guy is already a two-division champion, a future Hall of Famer and one of the biggest stars the UFC has.
But not every superhero needs a third sequel.
Sometimes you’ve got to know when you’ve found your division.
And for Pereira, that’s light heavyweight.
Go back to 205 pounds, where you ruled with an iron fist and left contenders questioning their career choices.
Because at heavyweight, the only thing that looked heavier than Pereira’s hands was the list of excuses after the fight.
Take the loss.
Learn from it.
Move back down.
And remind everybody why “Poatan” became one of the scariest men in combat sports.
Because right now, the only knockout Pereira is delivering is to his own argument.
And somebody please take his phone away before he asks for VAR.
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