Daniel Cormier reacts to Alex Pereira’s TKO win vs. Jiri Prochazka at UFC 303 | SportsCenter

Daniel Cormier reacts on SportsCenter with Stan Verrett following Alex Pereira’s TKO win vs. Jiri Prochazka in the main event of UFC 303.
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[@ArifShoeb]

He readjusted his broken toe on Jiri's head. What a legend!

[@Ancorarte]

😂

[@Universomy]

As a Brazilian who can understand his words and his personality. This guy is the most likeable fighter ever. Very humble. He doesn't feel like he is a star or he doesn't care. He is just very simple man.

[@flaviogoncalvescampos1572]

Tem personalidade

[@donovancarter7885]

ALEX IS ONE BIG BLACK GUY

[@AriDanielsMusic]

I think he knows that he's popular and well liked, it just doesn't affect him or how he views the world

[@johngreat2857]

Well, its all about business. No hard feeling.

[@Tasunka_Nightwolf]

​@@donovancarter7885he's Native, he'll take that as a disrespect.

[@seahawks366]

Alex is a beast! Dude is something special!

[@clyntonmiranda5748]

Yo is hill broke? He couldnt afford ufc 303 tickets? His over there in his hotel room talking shiz

[@moneymannn7959]

@@clyntonmiranda5748nahh is just he wasn’t tryna be around Alex lol

[@clyntonmiranda5748]

@@moneymannn7959 ok than

[@kingtide1947]

Alex is the Devin Haney of MMA, putting on close to 30 lbs after weigh-ins

[@lizardman1303]

Izzy probably cried 😢

[@bobounthirath4215]

Jones vs Poaton has to happen!!!

[@jonsmith7504]

At light weight though

[@Tootootootool]

Pereira, after winning the game, John Jones Come to Daddy

[@s.tavares3257]

@@jonsmith7504don’t think Jon is motivated enough to go back down to light heavyweight.

[@samalzid1560]

it would be disappointing if he did not fight the boogyman of the division magomed anklaev

[@Vergil_2000]

​@@s.tavares3257 If Jones lost the fat, he probably could make 205 still, but he'll be all drained like DC since his upper body muscles are more massive overall.

[@kevinmoorman8647]

Alex reminds me of Sagat from SF dope fight 🔥🔥🔥

[@guts7152]

TKO? Jiri got KO'd TWICE in the same fight today, or even 3x.

[@Tootootootool]

Don't mock a player who played so well

[@garuda3843]

@@Tootootootool that aint no mock. he was stating facts. sit down

[@SceptilePetile]

His lights literally went out with the ground and pound just like Jamahal

[@Sg6CrossOver]

He was hurt a couple times before too, another masterful performance from poatan

[@jamesrevere2992]

@@Tootootootoolit really doesn’t seem like he played all that well, made no changes from the first fight, leg kicks landed, hands low etc

[@MarvyG23]

Crazy TKO

[@arthurcurry2003]

I don’t get how DC can stand there and talk about a Jamal Hill rematch… based on what?!

[@Vergil_2000]

UFC angry about Ankalaev threatening to leave, and DC is a UFC mouthpiece after all. 👀

[@Rui_Miguel_]

Maybe they are friends and dc being a homer Jamal 2 faced hill wants Alex cause its his money fight to me he doesnt deserve that fight,the 1st want even a fight.

[@bluejay9235]

Because Hill tried to blame Herb for his loss, these guys are full of excuses cause they can't stand that a pure kickboxer is making them all look like chumps.

[@chrisignacio1791]

Based On 😢😢😢

[@user-mr-m12312]

@@Vergil_2000 no one cares abour anklev lol

[@Edmedp]

That’s why he’s the 🐐

[@Sickoloko24]

Jon is the goat

[@renfam8183]

​@@Sickoloko24 C'mon, can't be 🐐 ducking Aspinall

[@sommelierdecanais]

​@@Sickoloko24 Jon Cocain Bones?

[@xavierb9061]

@@renfam8183 aspinall woery about blaydes

[@5CRALREADY]

​@@Sickoloko24A CHEAT CAN'T BE CALLED THW 🐐

[@samoh4u]

3 division champ is insane and unheard of in any combat sport

[@johnathonklinedinst5889]

It's not unheard of. Manny Pacquio.

[@grimgoreironhide9985]

One Championship MMA? The current heavyweight is a Russian who managed to get Mw, LHW and HV belts.

[@bawseeeee602]

​@@johnathonklinedinst5889boxing weight classes at that weight are like 4 lbs bruh

[@bawseeeee602]

​@@grimgoreironhide9985fighting cans

[@quanganhdinh418]

@@johnathonklinedinst5889 boxing have close weight in each division

[@dylanfender7243]

Alex becoming the goat icl

[@aaron-jp8ib]

Need to beat about 4-5 more world champions and about 3-4 more hall of famers and do it for 6-8 more years

[@jaiminbrown8184]

Dude has multiple losses stop it nerd

[@jaiminbrown8184]

Also curry mid asf

[@fabolousjada5070]

@@aaron-jp8ibhell no hes 37 😂 5 years of experience and beating champions in their prime including Izzy tko. He is becoming the goat he’s top 3 right now

[@Republicademocraticadoxandao0]

​@@aaron-jp8ib hmm is Jon Jones triple champion? If Alex did that he will be the goat, just accept that

[@Rotvic17]

Izzy is screaming like that fresh n fit dude. AGAIN lol. Dude is incredibe

[@BLACKRULERSHIP]

alex everything izzy wanted to be

[@Rotvic17]

@BLACKRULERSHIP 100 percent and the fans genuinely love him too.

[@zedmak]

Heavyweight is probably his true weight class.

[@chrism.728]

Naw... he's an LHW based on the weight he rehydrates back up to.

[@SomethingWylde]

@@chrism.728I think he walks around at like 230.

[@BushCampBruh]

Jiri was undefeated throughout his whole entire career with a 100 percent finish rate until he fought Alex and Alex beat him twice. Think about that…

[@BaysideTub217]

Alex v Jones. The fight of the century

[@hollowzangetsu]

Why is everyone ducking ankalaev man?

[@BaysideTub217]

@@hollowzangetsu cuz we both know the UFC cares more about fights that sell than being an Ultimate Fighting Championship

[@hunter702lv]

Jon Jones is the only fight and the ultimate fight for the ufc to make right now.

[@domoetker3967]

Izzy at a bar telling people, I beat that guy once 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Tootootootool]

Pereira's gonna have a heavyweight title at the end of the year

[@RaghuKunder-dd8vo]

too soon jon will duck him

[@NotSure876]

@@RaghuKunder-dd8volol Jones will beat Alex easily.

[@chrism.728]

​@@RaghuKunder-dd8voJones' style would be difficult for Pereira to beat. Alex hasn't faced any elite wrestlers/grapplers yet in the UFC...

[@kodakpat5438]

​@@RaghuKunder-dd8vojones would destroy him

[@StrykerGSP]

He literally wants to knock out Asspinale then fight jones. Facts!!!!

[@willh69]

The warrior lineage is strong in Alex

[@gabriel8088]

Not everyone would absorb a punch like Jiri did at the end of the 1st round. Props to him, tough guy

[@joaocanabrava1412]

Thats his entire fight style. Tough brawler. Works for him but not against an elite clean striker like pereira.

[@Jiujitretas]

He didn't. He got koed and saved by the bell.

[@AceeTheChosen]

Jamahal Hill will never beat Alex

[@jrwarrior1100]

That man is a killer

[@surajkamble3538]

Legendary greatest of all time Alex poatan Pereira ☝️

[@dylbaaags__992]

Offtt we jumping the gun abit bro?

[@toddclark332]

I believe he can a will❤

[@juniorpalbuquerque6207]

Alex nso é um ser humano normal. Ele está muito acima dos outros lutadores. Chama!

[@codyanderson8974]

Poatan had the old gods on his side 💪💪

[@juniorj4717]

Magic. Chama.

[@Josh97899]

Izzy in Bar: I beat that Guy one time....

[@Roman-rg4bc]

I knew there was something special with him

[@InvestBetter.]

Sounds like Alex has one more fight @ 205, and if Jones and Stipe can finish their business, @ The Garden in November, there is an opening, early next year, for Pereira to move up....

[@abhisheksingh-dg2vp]

Alex 🗿 poatan 🪨 pereira the greatest fighter ever 👑🐐🙌🏻 in all fighting sports ever.

[@ricochete5875]

"Alex, you only got a couple of years in MMA." Proceeds to smash everyone and become champ.

[@Redbeard9511]

Is there a chance we get poaton vs bone jones ?

[@WOscar317]

UFC doesn't get enough coverage on ESPN

[@manual.focus1]

Jones Vs Stipe/Aspinall, then Pereira vs Ankalaev, then Pereira vs Aspinall

[@eyking1105]

And that's only 2 weeks prep fight 🤣 what a beast Po atan.

[@entrepreneurialhacks1255]

My king Alex

[@wsmit405]

If Alex stays LHW, I would like to see a rematch vs Jan, he didn't do to bad the first fight.

[@angelatanurdzic7508]

What a goat! 👍🤩

[@EPID3MiC2NDU]

Alex had DC Hardy yelling “Stop the fight!!” at Herb 😭😭 SB: Watch Hill find a way to make this about him or how he saw something he could use to win a rematch 😂

[@Tasunka_Nightwolf]

"He was like, 'I saw it in his eyes; he doesn't have that dawg in him anymore. I took it from him with my chin. I saw his toe shake when he felt my aura through my laptop.'" 😂💀 😂😂😂😂😂

[@skinfluithero4885]

This dude is giving us what we wanted from adesanya

[@mileswilliams5810]

He’s making a strong case as top 5 ever tbh

[@titob.2091]

DC was getting annoying with the “STOP THE FIGHT HERB” after complaining the first one was stopped early. Being a ref is tough

[@Friday-dd2mu]

.. 👹👻 OMG 👻👹... It's scary to admit that Jiri was right about that witchcraft thing! If you put the KO scene in very slow motion you can see the shadow of a shaman driving a monster truck on Alex's leg!

[@Nilbyte]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mikenelson6218]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@kabirh3626]

Ikr 😂😂

[@CristianluisContreras]

👊 I guess Pereira Voodoo work

[@Alexdeleao]

😆

[@matheuswallacecorreia4789]

Only training Men, only training, no magic

[@CristianluisContreras]

@@matheuswallacecorreia4789 yeah say that to the Alex haters

[@gordinph2037]

Too easy 🔥💪 for Álex.

[@MarcoNoire]

Looked like his opponent was scared, hard to win that way

[@Re_partee]

Izzy at a bar right now with his glory days behind him, sitting at 3-1. Nevermind Alex's days in Glory, he is still producing stand out performances, bar none!

[@Tootootootool]

I think it's easier to knock out a big, slow guy called Pereira, a heavyweight. John Jones or Aspinall might be easier than I thought

[@MM-cc1gh]

Thank you Izzy for bringing Poatan to the UFC, Chama!

[@matheuswallacecorreia4789]

Frozen like Elsa 😂😂

[@sean808vids8]

He beat 3 people in that division, and now everybody is saying he ran out of people to fight😅

[@half-life3075]

They were former LH champs they were not easy fights

[@matthewerskine918]

Well u have to remember who else is in the division. Besides ankalaev, theres walker who lost to osdemir, hill and ankalaev, jiri koed osdemir like it was nothing, hill needs a win, pereira already beat jan, glovers retired, rakic just lost to jiri, so ya looking at the division that way, its becoming sparse of competition for alex. If he beats ankalaev who else is there?

[@josephhwa2837]

Vicious

[@jeffreyparker2947]

I just seen khalil Rountree up there. Now I’m cheering for rountree lmao

[@MichaelRitchie-yl6jq]

Thats the kick jones hit cormier with .

[@Selfpaideatz]

DC been eating good 😂

[@03_subhajeetbiswas33]

That kick reminded me of jones kick to dc's to knock his head off

[@MrSatnavatron]

Alex hydrated to 235 Lbs after cutting to 205

[@MambaMentality-fx2gy]

Poatan made me watch espnmma

[@saptarshisutradhar9379]

Izzy and Magomed only these two can put up a fight against Poatan...

[@bluejay9235]

And Izzy can only do it at middleweight where Alex is dehydrated, at 205 I doubt he'd have much of a chance.

[@saptarshisutradhar9379]

@@bluejay9235 What is your opinion about Magomed?I think he can put up a good fight stylistically..

[@bluejay9235]

@@saptarshisutradhar9379 I agree, he definitely could, but I heard that he said he planned on standing with him. I hope he was just saying that to lull Alex into a false sense of security and then start wrestling, because if he stands with him, he'll get knocked out real quick!

[@saptarshisutradhar9379]

@@bluejay9235 Hmm..I am being greedy I hope we get to see this match or Jon Jones..

[@JnoEL1]

Ankalaev is a spoiled brat he doesn't deserve a shot at the title to only defend it once a year

[@gaebolg2242]

and i couldn't think of any big name fighter that he defeated only johnny walker

[@newchannel416]

Ankalaev should fight a Jiri or hill first.

[@Manuel_Chinaski]

He’s on a one fight win streak . Respect it

[@DennanChew]

Ankalaev has 1 win in his last 3 fights... he should fight Hill

[@user-ri9qp7xf8w]

Another overhyped dagestani. Those mofos are the biggest cherry pickers

[@jonathanvaughn6116]

I can I said head kick not the left hook

[@gabrielresendiz2096]

Top 10 🐐

[@williamgreen1464]

Jon Jones and Alex Pereira has to happen.

[@PDaddy0120]

Mind says Jon but something is telling me Alex is that type of guy to get it done, dangerous, could consistent, and Jon is older with ring rust

[@AlternativeState]

DC is Alex #1 fanboy right now 😂

[@DaviSilva-uo8zm]

O poatan vai ganhar o terceiro cinturão do ufc no peso pesado ,eu profetizo ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Tootootootool]

That's how history is set

[@rogdawg123]

POATAN!! 🗿🗿🏹💪

[@markusfrancis7525]

Its only 2 fights for him we wanna see either izzy moves up ta LHW ta fight him again fa the belt or alex moves up ta HW an fight jones for the belt ant nobody else got uh chance at beating him we just gon keep seeing one sided fights not cause the people he fighting bad its because he that great💯

[@Vergil_2000]

Izzy isn't interested in running it back. And Jones vs Pereira makes no sense, even washed up stipe is a harder fight than Pereira.

[@ernestothegreat7944]

I had a feeling he was goi g to finish him with a kick/ so many times

[@dzonstokton3793]

Give him Rakic

[@nasir-my7og]

Infact dana and ufc already played out Aspinall for his title fight.Why not let Pereira fight for the title instead of Stipe.

[@Storyofarose]

I said it was going be 3rd fight lol and Jiri was going have a better performance man was I very wrong

[@swimbassin6196]

If he becomes 3 time champ he will be the best ever goat for sure but only if that heavy weight wins over jones let’s pray on that my guy Chama baby

[@joseangelsandoval911]

Rematch with hill?

[@brentowens7400]

Where do they get the T in tko There was no technical in it it was a straight up KO

[@ek1046]

Its not often i feel worse for the guy who lost than happy for the one who wins. That was such a nasty way to lose, let alone at the start of the fight. Gotta feel for the man. When alex leaves the division he'll be champ haha

[@bloodyeyeful]

D.C. knows how a kick to the head feels. Ask Jon Jones.

[@pt6944]

DC you need to train Alex for Heavy weights 😅😅😅

[@PB-ye3xv]

DC needs to stop picking against Alex

[@11onejay]

How is that a tko?? Lmao jiri couldn't even stand up 😂.

[@JTMsound]

They move guys sooo fast in the ufc . Pereira might as well move up to HW at fight Jon Jones

[@stewpidasso3910]

Imagine if Alex went up to heavyweight and somehow beat goat jones. He would be undeniably the greatest combat sports athlete of all time. He would need his own wing in the h.o.f.

[@jeyrock5559]

He would do fine in the heavyweight division. He's too big for the lightheavyweight. He grew out of it.

[@SceptilePetile]

Tko but Jiri was definitely out for a second after the last ground and pound landed.

[@80srocknroller]

Jones VS Pereira must happen if Stipe Miocic can't get ready

[@AceeTheChosen]

Who would win if Alex and Izzy ran it one more time ? When the time is right..

[@Vergil_2000]

When the time is right? 1. Izzy already declined the trilogy, and 2. He's more focused on middleweight right now. That LHW ship set sailed after he lost to Jan.

[@marcioamaral7511]

"Put him Ankalaev" ~ Islam Makhachev

[@mikejames4910]

Any boxing fans still not into MMA? I crossed over years ago?

[@Asterisks12]

Alex the goat!

[@Jefe-qh8kd]

Didn't even beat Jan

[@blackezi3]

UFC fans, is a Pereira vs Jon Jones a realistic possibility?

[@johnyabs9204]

That was a KO not tko

[@dominicsuyo4064]

Alex is Him..

[@christiangonzalez6707]

Him and Jon Jones would be awesome

[@Rui_Miguel_]

Does anyone beside jamal delusional hill still has any doubts about Poatan? Grab some glasses,chama 🗿🔥

[@thelastmarketbender8656]

I am a huge Izzy fan, he is my favourite fighter but I believe Alex is a more deadly fighter but I think he is better than Izzy mostly for his God given attributes skill wize I think they are at par or maybe Izzy is a bit better or perhaps Alex but based on what Alex has done the fact that Izzy has even had long/competetive/thrilling fights with Poatan shows how good Izzy is

[@glamrockfoxy6667]

Wonder if Jake Paul move to WWE

[@PauloEduardoBarbosadeSal-tg2ce]

🇧🇷🇧🇷chama

[@christiannasr6433]

If he wins at heavyweight is he the greatest of all time?

[@jorogan227]

Alex vs John jones