LUKE THOMAS: ALEX PEREIRA, UFC's First BIG GAME HUNTER | UFC 303 Results
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- Alex Pereira isn't the best middleweight of all time or even this era. He's the UFC light heavyweight champion, but he isn't the second or even third-best light heavyweight of all time.
And yet, he's doing something we really haven't seen in the sport before as he wins and defends titles across two weight classes, all in record time.
Luke Thomas explains how Alex 'Poatan' Pereira is forcing us to rethink how we measure greatness at the highest levels of UFC and mixed martial arts (MMA).
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He didn't start kickboxing at 7 like other specialists... He started with 20 years old 😂😂😂
I hope he becomes the first man to become a 3 weight world champion
This! 👊🏻
We all do brother 🙌🗿🔥
HW grapplers will be a nightmare for him. Blaydes, Aspinwall, Jones, would all eat his lunch most likely
He be 2nd
Well 4th in mma
I read a comment about a wise Chinese man who once said, "i beat that guy once at a bar."
Is this Chinese man black and loves dogs?
Frozen like Elsa, BOTCHED
@BispingOHMYWORD Ok, Mr. Dog love ;). Why so serious? Lol
@@sids8509 🇨🇳 🐶 🥶
Izzy was sounding like he was reading off fortune cookies during the press conference with Strickland.
Alex Pereira has become must see for me. I enjoy his walkout and his intensity and no bulls**t attitude. I never thought I would watch a fighter for just 1 punch besides Francis cause it changes the fight so immensely
Has become? Where have u been? 😅
@@telmolicious working and taking care of my family. I can't just drop everything I'm doing to watch UFC. I have responsibilities to take care of and a family
@@jupiter619 So did you lose your family?
And your Saturday evening job?
@@telmoliciousbetter late than never chill on homie, at least he came around to it
That all this comes from Izzy being a mook and calling him some guy in a bar in Brazil.. hilarious and awesome in many ways.
Also, his walkout is gangster. Dude gives off all the best vibes for the show and then just spanks fools. Hero
All true but Izzy saying that was a reaction to Alex posting Izzys defeat to him on Izzys UFC timelines during Izzys pursuit of the belt and Alex was in Anderson Silvers corner when Izzy fought him so Alex was already hovering in UFC circles, that being said Alex is a bad dude
I wonder if Izzy ever actually went to a bar, and said that to himself, just to fully embody the true profound irony of it. That almost too unbelievable, even for a movie. Can't believe Izzy said that, and everything he was talking about actually came true, but for him. And all because he just wanted to put Alex down. And then history happened. It's nuts!
I could imagine Izzy without the title, going to a bar, raising a glass to Alex Pereira on tv, who just won another title, Izzy shaking his head and smiling and saying, "... I beat that guy, once".
Well I mean Alex now unquestionably has the better resume here now. Jiri x2, Jan, izzy, Hill, strikland, I only wish we seen Rob vs Alex at 185 other than that he has dog walked every single person he's faced. I can't stand izzy but he at least made both fights competitive.
@@guilliman1990 I love Rob but in 25 minutes Alex probably nukes him at some point, Alex is the man, if he gets through a primary grappler which I think he can due to his strength then he is Him
@@JayS.-mm3qr lol why do people act like Izzy just started mocking Alex from the blue,,, Alex knocked Izzy out and Izzy went to MMA silently, started in another promotion then got into the UFC then while going uo the UFC ranks Poatan would post himself knocking Izzy out on Izzys stories as a way to say ure not that good then Izzy was asked about it and he said those remarks fast forward Alex was in Anderson Silvers corner in the Izzy fight hovering in the UFC then boom here we are 3-1 Alex is champ, Alex is the man but he trollz and he trolled 1st. The UFC is the top promotion Alex is a father and a fighter he didnt come for Izzy he came for greatness
No gimmicks, no disrespect, no trash talk, he just works hard and gets the motherfucking job done, Alex is a living legend, and nobody can take that from him.
The ability to completely toy with and drop like a sack of potatoes in Jiri Prochazka, who he himself can take the lives of 99% of men on the planet with nothing but his hands, is impressive to say the least.
More like 99.9999% of men on the planet
He's the scariest, and the funniest fighter I know of. He's also humble, which has become rare in that sport.
It's not rare. It's just rare the humble ones get praised and the limelight. Sadly
@@ramonbriones4487 yep lol
True
Quando ele luta: ele é o guerreiro poatan
Quando está de folga: ele é um cara simples...chamado Alex
You're the first American in the media i see spelling Pereira the right way! I gotta praise the effort
Meanwhile o'mally and Jones are supposedly stars fighting once every 3 years or so.
Lol 4real though....😅
O'malley is the most fabricated "star" ive ever seen... bro has no charisma.
Luke: He leaves you speechless.
Also Luke: *** Posts a 15.5 minute speech
Hahahahaha on point
Something few people says, is thst poatan started fighting by the age of 21 yo. Thats impressive. Dude was working on tireshop in 2011
Poatan is an absolute beast man....
Alex stepped in on short notice got th job done, whats crazy is my daughter name is Alex, and they got the same birthday 🤯🔥🏆
Sick give her a nick name Chama
@@exvandal187 lol I think I will man
This guy is the best KO artist in UFC history.
I think is still Anderson Silva. But Alex is going to take that from AS. To be real, I feel the same emotion seringa Alex that when I used to watch Silva.
I always catch myself saying "chama" all the time at work and home and people just look at me like wtf. Lol. Izzy woke a monster and came into the UFC and took everything he and others worked for. If Alex moves up and somehow beats Aspinall or Jones then he will have arguably the greatest story and career in MMA history. What worries me is this short memory tik tok era when and if Alex loses the belt and his aura goes away and people forget everything he's done, just like they're doing to Volk and other legends from the past
Volks not done. As stupid as he is for taking the Islam fight x2 he's not done he will be back anyone that thinks that the ilia fight wasn't stupid as it truly wasn't volk
Well said
He has this aura of Fedor but without the threat of wrestling.. Like that scary aura . Stoic killer
Mirko CroCop
Alex has definitely made the LHW division alot more interesting
Alex Pereira made people forget about Izzy. Hahaha
Izzy called out the thunder and got it
Izzys probably got one good fight in him but will have over Akex for ever.
Whatever Alex does he won't change being slept by izzy for close to 3 mins and has to live with 3 "wins" where he had to get saved by bell and most embarrassingly the ref saving him
@@stacrafty cry more !! it's 3-1 and pereira knoked out cold adesanya the first. Adesanya will be eternal second
Not really its just recency bias...and he fights all the time so it makes sense.
@@lunaretic3 🎯
I completely agree, there has NEVER been a fighter like Poatan! He doesn’t have to Posture or talk shit, but when he walks into a room ALL the guys that “Thought” they were tough just sits down and shuts up! He has done so much in a shorter time frame than ANYONE ELSE!! He is the The Biggest Big Game Hunter than everyone else by far, and that comes from his Family and genetics he has as well as the Highest IQ in the Game! He is the smartest and Best fighter in the World! Other Champions don’t Do ANY FAVORS to the UFC by saving Cards Twice in 3 events, they fight once or MAYBE twice if it’s an easy opponent. We better enjoy the Work this man has done before he gives up the gloves! 🔥🔥🗿🗿CHAMA🗿🗿🔥🔥
You just described Emelianenko Fedor during PrideFC times.
@@ajcgpol I agree with that as well!! Fedor is the Greatest Heavyweight alive!! I like REAL Fighters that don’t have to talk bad about their opponents, nor do they have to talk good about themselves. Their Fighting Spirit and how they carry themselves says everything without them having to say anything!🗿🗿🔥CHAMA🔥🗿🗿
The dude is different. He’s not the best ever, but he hasn’t been around long enough and is too old to make that case I think. But I think he’s the baddest man walking the earth right now. He doesn’t just win, or squeak out wins, he demolishes the guys that win. It’s incredible what he’s doing.
Baddest guy on the planet? That's reserved for HW. Aspinall smokes him.
@@CC-pj7iyhahahahhahahahhahahahahhahahahhahahahahahhahahaha
So delusional.
Give him aspinall and let’s see him turning to the goat!
If he gets the HW strap he has a valid arguement.
@@CC-pj7iycasual take
Too late to be the best ever? Nah man. He shows he’s getting better every fight. He’s still got a lot of life left in fighting, especially without him taking damage.
Luke makes a great point. I really look forward to LHW title fights now. Can’t remember the last time I felt this way before Alex.
Alex has reached legendary status. Been a real treat seeing him acheive what he has. He has literally become one the best, most frightening dudes we have ever seen. He is the perfect template for a fighter should be.
Poatan is the closest thing to a real warrior there has ever been in the UFC, no whining no crying no stupid trash talk just KOs and a fearless attitude
if Matt Serra and Chael are in the hall of fame then Alex 100% deserves it
Matt sierra for what ? For RUNNING from GSP 😳🤷
@@michaelg.9791 For being Dana's buddy, that what got you HOF in case of Matt sierra.
Why is Hall of Fame discussed? This is small
Poatan is about to enter the UFC's top 5 in history in the next 2 fights
If he gets +2 he is top 5.
There is room to finish in 2nd place because it is not that difficult to pass GSP, Demetrius and Anderson
What seems impossible is passing Jon Jones
Names like USMAN, KHABIB, ADESANYA, ALDO have already been passed
Poatan is going to get the others.
feel the same man. Its crazy what he has done. Definition of the difference between confidence and arrogance.
Izzy "i beat that guy 1 time"
Lol give izzy credit dude))) noone can hang in there with him win/lose
With what Alex is,,,,,, I would say the same too
@TheCeembee I'd honestly give Izzy credit if he or would beat him at LHW. That 20 lb difference to MW drained Alex and his ability to take a shot. It's also hard to give Izzy credit with the shit he says and does. Also not a fan of him getting another title shot after just losing the belt to Strickland and getting schooled by him and dropped
Craziest part about that win is Alex was seconds away from finishing that fight. I think his hatred for Izzy clouded his judgment & uncharacteristically rushed in for the finish & got caught. Izzy stumbled against the fence, left leg already chewed to bits & dazed ... and Alex just rushed the finish. And got badly slept.
@@matthewcharboneau733 but Izzy is a tiny LHW? and is also kinda small at MW but long
Poatan kills the UFC Universe. Its like a comic book.
😂😂😂
i like when he goes AAAAHHHHHHHH in his walk out
Poatan vs Aspinal: That's the only matchup for those two worthy of them.
I would rather see Alex vs Jones first
Jon Jones of its offered.
Jones doesn’t need Pereira. Or Aspinal.
But Aspinal needs a big name for his resume and Pereira needs another serious challenge.
Jones doesn't deserve it. I do t care what he's done hes a drug cheat an a shit person Tim is far more deserved of the Alex fight
agree
His fights always give u the feeling of what's gonna happen next every second
Connor pulled out because of a toe. Alex finishes his fights with his toes
This last fight he was so sharp. Everything he threw landed hard and crisp, man poor Jiri
Poatan is a prodigy who started his martial arts career late and yet is a double champion in the two best fight promotions on the planet. I hope his children have picked up enough genetics from him to be even better than their father.
His ability to make weight is the most under appreciated thing. To be able to fight under potentially 3 weight class is insane. Others are limitwd with their size at higher weights, some with lengths, some with heights, but he seems to be the same at middle weight and LHW. He will be the same at output when at HW.
This is the best thing that works in his advantage
Alex Pereira has legit terminator vibes
It's really sad that we count the days after a fighter turns 35. "Every day is a gift, man. You never know...."
Dude… so deep. We needed that
It's the curse bro
You're welcome 🙏
@@knobjob2839 it's actually cringe
Ya, I was giving you shit lol.
Izzy even said himself "he is a special human being" and I truly believe it
Shamanic magic. Poison frog gloves. Spiritual warfare.
Thank you LUKE for transmitting your enthusiasm and conviction. F*cking awesome.
Alex respectful, humble and the best at fighting
CHAMA!
Respect to glover for helping turn Poatan into a man
Yeah, the Glory double champ with hundreds of fights wasn’t a man before Glover 😂
CHAMA POATON THE FASTEST DOUBLE CHAMP IN UFC HISTORY IS MUST SEE TV
in my opinion Alex 'Poatan' Pereira is the greatest stand up fighter the sport has ever seen! Power, Precision and very High IQ!
Poatan vs the winner of Blaydes vs. Aspinall for the title.
Alex is training w 2 former champs in Lyoto and Glover,on top of already being a double Champion kickboxer - plus he gets to train w the best fighters around. Why would anyone expect any less?
Esse é um fator importante. Enquanto o Jiri treinou no quarto escuro.
Y kayla Harrison 🥋🥇 !
technically in fighting terms hes in his prime 36-(37), fighters can take care of there bodies better then ever , late 30s is possible now more consistently, randy couture was a trailblazer for maintaining performance 15-20 years ago nutrition & supplements can extend that prime for a focused fighter , power is the last to go , Alex is already a legend and has that aura , that promotes fear
He’s by far my favorite LHW Champion of all time! Want him to stay here for another 5 years
He is Stoic
And wears it perfectly
That atrracts mobs of people
Poaton Hands of Stone ..Icon
Alex changed the mma scene In 3 years.
This is wild like I said he is different chama
Poatan is an absolute amazing Fighter. The best part for me was to see his two sons hug him after the fight and he shows them what a great role model he is thanks Poatan for making LHW great again after JBJ.
Wow!! You really made me think to myself. Indeed, its a great honor to be in this time. Its one of those rare occasions where you gotta be there to fully grasp the moment
Conor had a amazing run, but he quickly turned himself in what he used to criticise in others. It's always good to remember that he never defended a belt, he won 4 and 0 defenses... Alex is a brave man, does not hold back and take risks.
That's a good definition. Pereira is going all in and hunting big game. He has made beating Jiri looks easy, but Jiri is a beast. He made Sean look like an amateur and Sean is excellent boxer. He made Hill look just silly.
He fights very often, he fights to end fights, not for pointing, he goes for the champions.
its not alex nor his left hook that KOed Jiri, his AURA did !!! his fucking CHAKRA!
So sick of casuals telling him to go to HW... just stfu. Those guys are fucking 265-300 pounds.
Just let the man defend his fucking belt.
Blaydes, Aspinwall and Jones would just ground him repeatedly. I'm not really interested in seeing it, he's a legend right where he's at
Yeah I'd like to see him stick around at LHW and just keep defending, sweeping the division. HW would be cool but I just feel like as soon as someone takes him dowm, there wont be much he can do.
@@stephenstuckey 💯
@@societyreborn33 exactly💯
We are forgetting hes training with glover an hes beating glover. I dont think he wins at 265 as easily as he does now at 205 but I sure think he can give it a crack he's to legit to not be given the chances
Really Great Luke but and its a big But, Dana says that Jon Jones is the best, the Goat, the top dog in Combat Sport ...
I agree with you to be fair Alex is looking great
He is good because he is a Braziian 🇧🇷 and Brazilians are the result of the mixture of the DNA of all kind of human races.
Yes man!!!
You make a great point about how unique the Pereira situation is. How weird it is that at 35+, he is suddenly the biggest star in the game. It's one thing to be this promising rising star. But as you say, 10 years ago, he was just some average fighter. Now he is doing things in the ufc that no one has done. Where did that come from!?
Average? lmao
@@henry247 yeah, 10 years ago. The video talks about Alex fight with Levin in 2014, a fight that he lost. Pereira's record at the time was 10-3. So yeah, on that night, he was perceived as an ok, almost 27 year old fighter, who just lost.
Yeah, i was a bit skeptical even after he beat Israel.... and then very skeptical after he then lost to Israel but Jesus Christ lol.... he just seems to have taken it in his stride and levelled up.
Pretty cool really.
Even if Alex don’t become a Heavyweight Champion i do want him to beat Aspinal.😂
Not the Punisher, but the Juggernaut.
He musta found that ruby in an old temple down south...
It’s a shame Alex won’t be fighting on The Sphere card. We need Poatan on that big Pride FC level type of card.
Not to mention that poatan only started martial arts at 22 years old!! Dude that is old to start martial arts!!
Great piece. Alex is an ALL-TIMER already.
Poatan is Thanos
Great video, can you do a breakdown on the japanese dudes fight? There was a japanese dude that was amazing the week before too.
Big game hunting is such an accurate term for what he is doing 😂
He's the exact same age as Jon Jones. They were born 2 weeks apart.
Great work Loog.
Chama 🗿🔥
Agree with you one hundred percent. Chama.
You're right, it is his age that makes this so damn insane. He's soooo much better than when he got here in 21 and it's only looking up. This dude really is just a different beast.
Something should be said about his ability to connect with the people as well. He’s at an American lake right now, mobbed by American teenagers, all screaming CHAMA! and saying he’s the greatest. And he doesn’t even speak english lol It’s like Mike Tyson said: “Greatness is not guarding yourself from the people; greatness is being accepted by the people.” And I think we are witnessing something special here. Mark my words, Alex Pereira will become the world’s first 3 division Champion in MMA.
Unpopular take: this has less to do with Pereira being the "impossible" and more to do with mma and LHW in particular behing quite mediocre compared to the competition in kickboxing - in Glory it would have been utterly crazy for some cross-over to come from wrestling or boxing and clean two divisions.
My and Alex have very similar fighting style
Dude legit looks like the old SEG era UFC mascot logo. He is the living embodiment of it.
Dude a real life video game character reincarnation of Sagat Petchyindee.
Alex is the greatest combat sport athlete ever and top 5 UFC by retirement
As hard as IZZY must pretend, WE ALL have to RECOGNIZE that when he is ALONE by himself… he HAS to kick himself for THAT arrogant EGO fuelled Interview he did on Australia News & for talking SO recklessly & carelessly! Fuelled by his then Unbeaten record & now Trademark Cringe-filled Egotistical Outbursts…. Totally feeling himself AS Untouchable & Invincible, WELL & truly ON his way to becoming an all-time MW Great, completely surpassing even Silva's record!
YET…. Entirely Unaware that he was actively participating in THE VERY catalyst & Prime motivation for the Re-Emergence & Re-Invigoration of his Biggest Nemesis to RE-Emerge from the Ashes like a Phoenix, TAKE his spot & Achieve ALL THE GREATEST GOALS he could have EVER dreamed about EVEN in his wildest of dreams, Yet Surpassing them & MORE! Then to be left as a mere afterthought & on the sidelines…kinda Frozen Like Elsa?!…
All because of 1 Arrogant & Ego-driven Rude & Disrespectful interview that EVEN Alex himself STILL to this day personally references, pinpoints & acknowledges as THAT Particularly Specific defining pivotal moment! And who says Karma doesn't exist, Huh? Chama… Eh?!
MMA fans doesn’t really give him credit over the mental edge he has over basically every single fighter. The Amazonian heritage, the mystique about him, his walk out and his music.
Jiri was talking about him using black magic, he lost right there and then. Even Aspinall was “intimidated” by him when they were on the same card, claiming that he thinks Alex is convinced he can beat him. Dude is an absolute savant like we have never seen before. The look on Jamahal Hills face before they touch gloves is hilarious, you could tell how intimidated he was. He fucked up with the trash talk. His mental edge is the sole reason I give him a chance vs Aspinall or Jones. People who compare Poatan and Gane truly does not know what Poatan is.
He reminds me of Fedor back in the day. New mythical fighter unlocked!
Saltbender - “I beat that guy once”
I know it’s been said but, I can’t help but laugh when I think of Izzy mocking Alex “ when he’s old in a bar, he’ll say, I beat that guy once” . My how that story flipped on its heals. Haha
He has earned my “favorite fighter” award through his intensity, hard work, and no bs attitude!
He's the ultra chad, he's the man, and to me, he's the best ever. Just the way he carries himself is truly inspirational. Besides being an absolute fucking killer, you just know he is a great guy with good values. A true professional in literally every sense.
Childhood alcoholism and a coach, mentor & friend that won the LHW title at 42.
Every time he steps in that cage he’s facing down time & rock bottom.
One of the best commentaries I have ever seen, since UFC I in 1993 (y)
Guy is impossible not to like. Idc that he doesn’t speak English. He’s box office in every way
Wrong. We have already been here before with Francis. Everything said right now about Pereira is everything what was said about Francis too.
Poatan is a monster, he is scariest
Pump the brakes everybody. Pereira has four wins at light heavyweight, two over the same guy who fights with his hands down by his side half the time and one is what should have been a draw with Yan. Before that he went one and one with Izzy which is great. But since he's been in the ufc he has been shown to be human and he has been finished. Let him fight Ankalaev and rematch Yan and then if he wins maybe talk about heavyweight.
Most guys and girls once take the belt want to go off the radar for 8-12 months so the can film commercials and earn some easy cash doing seminars. Alex is a true warrior.
What he's accomplished in a short time arguably may be the most impressive in UFC history
So…is Luke saying he is impressed by Pereira? I’m having a hard deciphering his message. 🤣
I don't the idea of he'snt got the resume of lightheavywight. He is building it right now .
Izzy’s KO was spectacular. But it WAS a Hail Mary.
Theres been many big game hunters
Alex is deffo one of them, you're right
only other fighter that comes to mind is conor mcgregor , in his prime, when he was hungry.
I would love to see Alex vs prime Anderson Silva and prime Yoel Romero. Imagine that!
Anderson has sparred him and Alex was in Anderson's corner when he fought Izzy.