Ariel Helwani Blown Away By Alex Pereira: ‘We’ve Never Seen Anything Like This’ | The MMA Hour

[@imfamouswarrior2976]

The best thing to sum up Alex is the fact that his longest answer at the post fight press was giving well wishes and support to Jiri after a knockout loss like that. Never really pushes to promote himself or hype up his wins, just keeps it short and sweet and just says chama. What a legend.

[@steveknick1978]

Chuck Mindenhall called this on Morning Kombat a long time ago. He said “what if the story of Adesanya/Peirera isn’t about Israel, it’s really all about Alex”. If Israel doesn’t have a resurgence, that could end up being the case.

[@MagnusGalactusOG]

Chuck is an OG. I miss when they did The MMA Beat.

[@danielstaystrong]

Love that you brought that up. Well done. And what an amazing spin by the man in the hat.

[@seaniedub227]

Crazy!

[@jedzy]

Well said!

[@IanRossDavies]

Their stories will be forever aligned. Would AP have even been brought to the UFC is there wasn't the Izzy story? Would Izzy have just continued on his run, and retired as a long-reigning champ if his kryptonite hadn't shown up to chop him down? Either way, couldn't have asked for a better outcome - and I say that as a massive Izzy fan. We're lucky this whole thing happened and we're getting to see AP work at the highest level, changing narratives everywhere as he does so.

[@FlashDaggerStudios]

To think Periera was litterally only signed and fast tracked to world title cause Adesanya had cleared the division and needed a name and backstory for a worthy challenger. Insane how much he flipped the script

[@dano1307]

rright? when he beat izzy it was surprising but I was like ehh, yeah he beat izzy but was fast tracked and izzy is a striker. He will get beat soon by Jan. Nope. Dude is certainly special

[@ShoeBoxJones_45]

If he lost along the way y’all wouldn’t say he was fast tracked so stop hating.

[@FlashDaggerStudios]

@@ShoeBoxJones_45 where is the hate? My posts is praise only - you must have a very negative world view to think there was any hate in that comment at all so I wish you some happiness in your life 🍻

[@Zero-ig4vp]

He wasn’t really fast tracked, he came in with a great resume. Same like Askren, only difference is Alex won.

[@We__Lit]

@@ShoeBoxJones_45no one is complaining about the fast track. He’s back it up the entire way

[@dilraj.gill93]

Alex Pereira needs to be in everyone's GOAT conversation. He's one of the best ever in combat sports.

[@realeyesrealizereallies6828]

Joe Rogan was talking about Alex Pereira coming to the UFC, and being a super star long before his first UFC fight..

[@filipbriggs1263]

Very TRUE, Joe has been talking about Alex for years

[@stewybstewy]

Kickboxing fans saw this year's before Joe noticed.

[@realeyesrealizereallies6828]

@@stewybstewy Joe has been going to kickboxing fights for decades..He personally knew Pereira and Izzy from meeting them at kickboxing events..He talked to both of them about trying to get into the UFC..LOL

[@stewybstewy]

@@realeyesrealizereallies6828 he's not going to notice you

[@umarjongi3590]

Yep, Rogan predicted it

[@mikehansen7610]

Alex Pereira has already surpassed Khabib's legacy. Two belts, beat 5 former champions. Khabib: 1 belt, beat 1 former champ.

[@CopreJack2]

4* and only 1 of those champions had a title defense lol

[@MagnusGalactusOG]

@@CopreJack2 *5 and your argument is disingenuous.

[@CopreJack2]

@@MagnusGalactusOG so if yall counting Sean Strickland then you have to count Justin, Dustin, and Dos Anjos lol all were either interim champs or undisputed. Yall weird bro lol

[@SergantLighting]

@@CopreJack2interim champs don’t count since Alex beat 5 undisputed champions.

[@CopreJack2]

@@SergantLighting how don’t they count? Those fights were 5 round bouts with belts on the line correct?

[@drkneevil]

Alex is such a likeable guy. he is must watch

[@DennanChew]

Pereira is the type of champion Izzy never could be

[@ArturHawkwing351]

Pereira is a beast and amazing. Izzy is a brilliant fighter and amazing. Both are true, no need to knock Izzy as Alex's star is rising.

[@nikobellic9004]

Izzy couldn't beat strickland, poatan koed him. Izzy couldn't beat Jan, poatan beat him. Izzy tried but failed at 2 division champ, poatan easily became 2 division champ. Izzy was 10 years in kickboxing trying to become world champion but never succeeded, poatan within a couple of years easily became world champion in kick boxing and the first history 2 division champ in glory kickboxing. Poatan beat easy 3 times in two different sports. Poatan is what izzy always wanted to be.

[@manman3792]

Izzy nocked out alex and took his title.

[@CupOfKai]

Alex has so much charisma that instead of him learning English, the fans are learning Portuguese

[@umarjongi3590]

he's learning english

[@kamolekoloane]

Lock 2 guys in a room Alex Periera comes out, screw what Dana White says 😂

[@1729abhishek]

Indeed, Alex doesn’t even need to be one of the two guys locked in…

[@martysmith2851]

Lock Periera in a room with Jones and Jones comes out every single time

[@kamolekoloane]

@@martysmith2851 I like Jon but Reyes already walked out of the room against Jones 😂

[@JermaineWV]

Jon Jones could not beat Alex P my guy. Put down the pipe. 😅

[@ruzzzty]

Best run in UFC history.

[@erickz6828]

Pereira has prime Mike Tyson's aura

[@matthewcharboneau733]

Conor gets a ingrown toenail and pulls out. Alex breaks a toe, fights on short notice, breaks another toe by head kicking Jiri and sleeping him, and pops it back into place with ease

[@aklmax_]

Alex has that Khabib aura where he seems invincible and just like Khabib he is unmatched in his skillset

[@carrielynch177]

Alex is REAL… that’s the difference. He’s doesn’t have to fake it or try cuz he’s real. He is HIM! Chama!

[@jessepalacio8980]

Izzy fans are weird

[@MagnusGalactusOG]

They are poor unfortunate souls.

[@matthewcharboneau733]

Very weird. Izzy had a few good fights, but most were boring. Alex came in and accomplished what Izzy couldn't and I'm loving every minute of it

[@didgya]

I am an Izzy fan. I love watching Alex fight. It is pretty simple.

[@PremiumPR_01]

@@didgyaright to many haters both are great

[@mamadousow8290]

poatars are obsessed with izzy

[@jdogg1523]

Man pereira really is a living legend

[@donjoy33]

Gary did no damage at all. He lost in my eyes

[@asianconnection7701]

He almost put mvp out in the first round, if you were betting money on MVP and saw that choke hold you would be screaming and preying for MVP not to tap.

[@Blessedzombie]

@@asianconnection7701he lost if mvp wasn’t so nice and let Ian back up to his feet. MVP gave Ian that fight

[@asianconnection7701]

@@Blessedzombie It was 10-8 in the first round for GARY. round 2 was pretty even and could go either way, and round 3 was pretty close and could go either way. MVP was scared to grapple with Gary

[@Blessedzombie]

@@asianconnection7701 🤡

[@donjoy33]

@@asianconnection7701 10-8? You’re delusional…no damage at all

[@devipaduka]

And at this point, a win over a Bones that cheated all his career and wants a soft landing with Stipe has nothing to do with Alex's GOAT status. If Poatan manages to add that 3rd belt, he would have to be consensus GOAT just on sheer merit alone (only 2-division Glory AND 3-division UFC)

[@nikobellic9004]

Plus goat debate is about who got the greatest accomplishment in the history of the sport, who is the greatest? And 3 division champion is arguably the greatest accomplishment in the history of the sport, so loses matter less in goat debates than it is in TBE debate, who is the best ever? It's not like TBE, who is the best fighter ever? Which is more about who got the best skills and and would theoretically beat everyone if they were in the same weight class. It's very hard to proof TBE unlike goat status. So poatan has a very good chance of becoming the goat, he doesn't need to beat jon jones.

[@Georges-yu8sh]

The fans would love to see a technical kickboxing match between Pereira and Gane or Volkov!

[@gfamily5881]

28:11 "A MASSIVE DROPPING OF JIRI PROCHAZKA" MADE ME LOL

[@MrTheLuckyshot]

The fact that whatever champion wins most recently jumps to #1 p4p, just shows that the p4p rakings really are without much meaning.

[@westynufc90]

Mate, its the same with each divisions goat. Changes every 6 month

[@jewelmueller]

I completely agree that when Dana talks about Jon Jones it's literally a rant, anytime anyone mentions his name. Alex is definitely #1 and Islam is #2

[@Recon6delta]

What is this guy talking about Alex was a phenom in kickboxing!!!😂 He held two different belts and two different weight classes

[@gorecomplex]

He said at the time he was there, Alex wasn’t immediately the best. He got better and better each fight

[@Southernoutlaw86]

2 weight glory champ Brazilian champion and pan am america champion now double champ of the ufc....Jon Jones who?

[@GUAYO1996]

Ariel the GOAT!

[@leonard.castillo1937]

Man is a Machine! He is use to fighting every month in kickboxing very quick turnaround. And in tournaments where you have to fight a few times in one night . He said in one interview that this is easier and easier on his body . He really has taken much damage in UFC outside of the knockout.

[@Loyaltyinthisbusiness]

Alex does shows emotion after his fights

[@dougjohnson8610]

Its like anderson silva doesnt exist

[@HS-oh8xh]

Didn’t win 2 belts

[@chrismalinowski654]

@@HS-oh8xhhe definitely couldve. He wouldve beat the brakes off rashad evans, foreest griffin (did already), shogun. Maybe machida would give him a good fight but they were good friends who wouldnt fight each other

[@masamune28954]

A lot of kids that didn't see him fight. I don't mean that in a derogatory way. Seriously. Just the nature of time vs present

[@crazypato3752]

​@@chrismalinowski654Rashad Evans was a BAD BOY in his prime even fought as big as HW saying Anderson would just wash him is crazy talk

[@joeswanson5486]

@@HS-oh8xhso? 2 belts isn’t everything bud. Some fighters have to beat an usman or an Islam for their second belt. Others have to beat a Bisping or Gane😂you get what I’m saying?

[@ChristoMac]

Btw, Patrick Ewing did get past MJ and lost to Hakeem The Dream's Houston Rockets in 6 I believe NBA Finals... MJ was playing triple A ball that year! John Starks, Derek Harper, Anthony Mason, Charles Oakley, Greg Anthony... Was the squad

[@johnes]

Alex vs Stipe should be his heavyweight fight. That’s a better fight that Alex vs Jon.

[@Southernoutlaw86]

He would starch stipe imo

[@johnes]

@@Southernoutlaw86 stipe does have enough wrestling to be a threat, like him against Francis 1. But he’s not as good a wrestler as Jon and I think Alex would have a better chance against Stipe. I think Alex has a better chance at beating Stipe than he does Jon and i’d bet Alex Stipe would last longer and be more entertaining.

[@saynotofeminism]

Someone remind Ariel how Anderson Silva stepped in to fight DC. Regarding stepping up last min

[@SocraticMind89]

Yes but that was on a Thursday of that week for ufc 200 JOE SOTO MADE HIS UFC DEBUT and was called up the day of the weight in and now was fighting for the belt ON HIS DEBUT! That was crazy! Dan IgE just happens to live in Vegas and was near the weight and was given 4 hours! THATS UNFATHOMABLE!!!

[@mtrain01]

James krause fought on last minute/same day at 185lb when he was only there to coach

[@ronnyperez8474]

When I saw Alex in glory I already knew he should go to the ufc and look what he is doing can’t blame Izzy a lot of fighters would be scared to fight Alex

[@conormac9437]

The UFC NEEDS to book Alex vs Jon.. It’s the biggest fight the UFC can make, including Mcgregor Chandler.. It’d be the 2nd biggest fight of all-time behind Conor vs Khabib. Idk if Jon would stick around to do it, but my guess is, Jon sees a clear path to victory via wrestling nd the upside is BIG for Jon’s legacy specially if it’s his last fight so I gotta think it’s possible to get it done

[@dontaylucero]

He's definitely more popular than izzy

[@kingjams]

People love Alex because he’s doing what a true fighter should be doing, he wants to separate himself from the rest, achieve greatness. KO after KO, keeping his image fresh in people’s minds. Not fighting once a year like the others.

[@8301TheJMan]

You and I are in the same boat when it comes to basketball i guess, my favorite player of all time was Clyde Drexler. I mean he eventually won a championship, but not with his team, the Blazers, The Rockets were more Hakeem's team and Clyde was just supporting role. It's really shitty how little praise or acknowledgement he gets nowadays, especially by younger people as well as from current sports media - who rarely mention him when talking bout the leagues best ever 2-guards, even though he in fact should be considered, if not the 3rd - then certainly at the very least the 4th greatest shooting guard of all time. And alot of that has to do with him playing while MJ was.

[@Rui_Miguel_]

And thats why all that Poatan is my favourite since when the most didnt knew who he was. All my friends i talk about him none of them had known him but they all know him now. Chama 🗿🔥

[@Rui_Miguel_]

I love Jiri but the voodoo was a lil bit too much and at my eyes worked against him. I know he will be back stronger and will learn from this. If Ankalaev earned his right to fight against Poatan with the win over Johnny Walker to me thats bs n1. Everyone wants to see that fight for the style Ankalaev brings against Poatan but i should earn it on the cage not on social media.

[@MagnusGalactusOG]

*Chama* 🏹👑💯

[@FelixZolko]

Jon Jones...vs Pereira?

[@bengray7454]

I think Alex has the potential to be bigger than Conor. If you disagree fair point but Alex doesn’t speak English, has a way shorter mma career and when one breaks a toe the other steps in with a broken toe. Ik it’s premature but I said potential, imagine if he goes to heavyweight and beats Tom or Jon. He has a very strong argument

[@PBandy89]

I don’t understand the confusion… all Dana is saying is as long as Jon is on the roster he is p4p #1.. p4p is not who is most active or who had the most exciting ko last week. If u make everyone the same size, who is champion? That is the question of p4p, and Dana believes the answer is Jon jones

[@ultimatefighttalk5525]

agree. No-one has the same credibility to that title of P4P more than Jones. Yes Islam is great, Alex is amazing but Jones did what they are doing for more than a decade without a defeat.

[@PBandy89]

@@ultimatefighttalk5525 I think most of the debate is with newer fans.. not saying casuals, because everyone erupts when u say that lol. But newer fans just want to believe that what they are seeing is the best ever. That’s why after every ppv we have these ridiculous conversations about whoever headlined the event closing in on goat status 😂 it’s a little insane

[@fvgc454ss]

Anyone that went 5 rounds with Anthony Smith is automatically disqualified from the p4p list

[@PBandy89]

@@fvgc454ss who u got p4p number one?

[@fvgc454ss]

@@PBandy89 Paddy

[@johnes]

Anything can happen in there but Jon would most likely rag doll Alex . I’d like to see Alex vs Stipe.

[@asianconnection7701]

JON is a ped cheat, without ped he'll be breathing for air like a dog after round 1 jusk like LUKE ROCKHOLD when he fought COASTA.

[@rickjones5399]

Izzy has twice as many kickboxing fights, twice as many MMA fights, and it's Alex who's blistering through the UFC's weight classes. No one matches Alex's composure except Jon Jones.

[@vipset87]

43:00 co host is right. MVP could've easily played Ian's game and just laid on top of ian for the entire round, held on for dear life and out -point ian to a decision

[@vipset87]

(in the third)

[@joegatt2751]

Nobody cares about the pound for pound narrative~ listen it’s about who is the best , no matter the weight

[@BobWeber-m8t]

I like Jamal hill. But he doesn't last a round in rematch

[@flightshock8812]

Haha my friend Ryan came over w us who usually watch the fights and he was instantly an Alex fan after the main event he won’t quit talking about the next card lol

[@tntisacz]

Just imagine if Alex speaked English, he would be a big star and the funny thing is Alex is already a big star so just imagine what English would do to his star power 😅 as someone who is pretty new the ufc and started watching around a year and a half ago , I used to hate the fighters who didn’t speak English but Alex is different and is one of my favorite fighters to watch and be a fan of.

[@gorecomplex]

I kind of like the mystery of the non existent English

[@GNTHEGUNS]

Alex Pereira has a chance to be Michael Jordan of MMA if he keeps this streak.

[@Sadlyiamhuman]

Alright bro relax 😂

[@SocraticMind89]

Like mans said ungotta relax but he would literally be in his own class, not the Goat but like the most unique legacy and career ever

[@GNTHEGUNS]

@@Sadlyiamhuman CHAMA

[@pauldalessandro4390]

Ciryl Gane is becoming the greatest heavyweight stepping stone of all time.

[@JermaineWV]

Most of what you said was true. But you said Alex P is possibly more popular than Izzy because no one speaks negatively of Alex P. However only when you are a megastar people will speak bad on you.

[@vanslang5385]

Ariel is echoing what myself & most MMA fans this side of Joe Rogan, are begging Dana White & the UFC brass for…UFC HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT: Pierera vs Jones WINNER TAKES GOAT 🐐

[@HahaYahahanx]

Does anyone know the artist of this song?

[@dontayofficial8993]

Haha funny how izzy gave the idea of the stone head lol coz he mentioned ot in a interview a dig on him but it stuck on Alex in a positive way

[@GrowingDownUnder]

Bruh forget rumble existed, he was ko everyone before pereira. Did he forget about ngannou too?

[@aim6613]

Rumble (RIP) had several losses before he fought for the title, and came up short twice. I personally thought he would be a contender for WW before he had to move up. Their careers, other than ko power, aren't really comparable. Sad we never got to see Rumble vs Jones though.

[@joeswanson5486]

@SomeGuy-c7krumble might have a better resume Teixeira Andrie arlovski Nogueira(little nog) Ryan bader Gustusfson Phil Davis Izzy Jiri 2x 40 year old Jan Strickland Hill

[@faizanyt]

Maybe Perreira KOs Ankalaev as well, but there are still too many doubts around his ability to fight Wrestlers. He needs to defeat Ankalaev. Period. After that he can move to Heavyweight.

[@michaelmaniloff9297]

Ankalaev hasn't earned it yet. 2 fights in 2 years. 1 win.

[@derekwheelerdealer]

Yo Ariel here is a freebie for you next time you speak with Pereira. Question - If you are ever in the Blue Corner and you walk out first will your walkout change, since there will not be anyone but Bruce to shoot your little arrow at : )

[@ultimatefighttalk5525]

Ariel you say enough negative stuff about Dana but don't give him credit for everything he did to save 303? Dana pulled off saving that co main event booking hours before the fight, the short notice turnaround is commendable and we appreciate you Dana.

[@702SinSuper]

Izzy was a full fledged star until Alex came in he kinda stole his lightning.

[@mamadousow8290]

u forbot izzy slept him last time?

[@702SinSuper]

@@mamadousow8290 not at all but izzy lost his next fight to Strickland and hasn't fought since. Meanwhile Alex has been racking up win after win in impressive fashion.

[@mamadousow8290]

@@702SinSuper izzy was doing that 2 yars ago

[@ogracer]

no one ever liked izzy 😂

[@702SinSuper]

@@mamadousow8290 but what is he doing now? 🤔 is a youtuber? Alex beat him 3 times to izzys one win against him. Alex keep going and izzy seems to be stuck in neutral. It's not a knock to izzy but alex took his shine 😐

[@anthonyhernandez-ii6op]

Late to the party but Ariel tyreese was going for the Steve Austin look it’s pretty clear lmao

[@Gabe_the_watch_enthusiast]

Hiw good is diego that hair cut bothers me but im becoming a believer he has a chance to be a title winner

[@juliotozzi]

Time Stamp! PLEEEEEEEEAAASE!!!!!!

[@Darkwaterrebellion]

Pereira could target Wilder to get some BIG $$$

[@joneconomidis2125]

Periera is not number 1 pfp until i see him beat an elite grappler

[@bennygrylls]

Champions named Alex have given us some great title reigns. Always active.

[@nme_mma]

Pound for pound is if they are all the same size. Not is they can go to different divisions.

[@plantallies]

Alex is awesome, respect

[@faizanyt]

I don't beleive Brian Ortega story of moving to LW. This doesn't make any sense. He just had a win against Yair and was one fight away from another title shot. Why would a guy let go of #1 contender match instead move up a weight class and start from scratch. I am not accusing him of doing this deliberately but it seems because of his mental health issues he wasn't disciplined enough to maintain weight after his last fights.

[@faizanyt]

If I was Pereira I'll first take Ankalaev fight cement my legacy at LHW and shut all doubters. After that if Izzy comes out on top against DDP then have this big money fight against Izzy. Post that hopefully Jon Jones will be Heavyweight Champion and get that Biggest Money Fight. Although if not Jon Jones then any heavyweight champion will do.

[@MrBigislandbreeze]

am i the only one who thought the "random guy with a flat tire" was glover and it was a joke?

[@Ufccasual]

Link for the Chama shirt

[@SandileMafu]

Ariel’s glazing of Ian Gary is one of the reasons ppl find him annoying and hypocritical. In what world does Ian belong in the same sentence as Shavkav. He’s winning but the hype and bravado just doesn’t meet the performance. Yet always downplays the performances of the Dagestani fighters

[@Gabe_the_watch_enthusiast]

Alex is scary i think yan blahovitz sorry i spelled his name wrong only light heavyweight i see that has a chance that fight was close one

[@faizanyt]

Again and again we have p4p debates without even knowing the meaning of it. It definitely doesn't mean which champion can become a champion in other weight class. It means if all champions are in the same weight class then who'd come out on top. Can you think of Pereira defeats Islam if they are same weight. I'll put Perreira even behind Sean O'Malley and Leon Edwards.

[@realeyesrealizereallies6828]

Short notice fights are really good for Pereira, not many fighters want to grapple without a long camp to get into proper cardio shape..Which has forced some of his opponents to stay on the feet, which favors Alex..Hill and Yiri both have decent ground games, but without a camp, that becomes unlikely..Sometimes the stars align for fighters and they take advantage of the opportunities..I wouldn't want to see Alex fight Aspinall, that won't end well for Alex..People are delusional about Alex fighting at heavyweight..Alex would need several years to catch up skill wise with Jones and Aspinall..

[@seanmower3926]

The heavyweight division is the lowest skill division in the ufc. Aspinal is a rare exception to that I think aspinal wins currently until I see a heavyweight bodied Alex. But I don’t think it’s as clear cut as people think

[@realeyesrealizereallies6828]

@@seanmower3926 Not saying Alex couldn't win, cause he could win, it's a fight, but it's very unlikely..Tom is longer, Tom is smart, and that would most likely be a ground fight, that Tom dominates..Think he has a little better chance against Jones, but that probably won't happen..

[@tikiticko]

Cmon ariel dont do izzy like that. Izzys still the most well known ufc fighter outside mcgregor. And when he destroys ddp he will once again show who is the greatest

[@daneperry2762]

Cope

[@chapman2001]

Alex’s aura will dissipate once Aspinall sleeps him with a 1-2 down the pipe within the first minute

[@wadaphuq]

37:50 cause they sold tickets to a mountaintop

[@CartoonProWrestling]

Alex should only fight for the Heavyweight belt

[@BobWeber-m8t]

Early prelims had started when I Ige got call. Think about that

[@vipset87]

39:08 well said. Dislike using the word, "casual" but It's unfortunate casuals can't comprehend this

[@slonejensen-vail3543]

I can’t watch an Ariel podcast without at least once saying “he wahn”. 😂

[@guylocation9823]

Alex is the GOAT of mma. Its not even close and I’m watching mma for 20 years.

[@manman3792]

“Lol and then it was the title fight against izzy.” No, alex got nocked out in that title fight against izzy. He lost the title to izzy in that last fight.

[@fernandofritz6370]

Back up fighter for jones vs stipe

[@edwardelric5491]

Poatan is n2 p4p right now, he ain't n1 his last few wins aren't better than Islam. And did I hire right? Ariel said Islam got koed a few years ago? It wasn't a few years ago buddy it was almost 10 years ago, I thought you were a journalist? Do your job correctly old man, on the other hand alex pereira got koed cold around 13 month ago so he ain't p4p king yet. But if he can win the 3rd belt he got a strong argument for being the goat.

[@shrekonion7032]

Alex has beaten Strickland, adesanya, Jan, hill, and jiri twice all of them undisputed Champions, Islam barely scraped by volkanovski in their first fight koed him in their second fight but it was short notice for volkanovski and took a lot of damage in his fight with Dustin Porier, and Alex has been knocking out his opponents in the first and second rounds recently

[@edwardelric5491]

​@shrekonion7032 bearly scraped by? that's pretty disingenuous. Perriera bearly scrabed by Jan blachowicz in a fight that could have gone either way, and Poirier is an all time great unlike jiri and hill who aren't, plus Islam didn't take a lot of damage in that fight he took 1 albow that opened a cut that's it it was a competitive fight but a 5 round domination none the less with a badass ninja like finish at the end. None of alex pereira opponents you listed were ranked in the top 5 p4p other than izzy and in the rematch he got knocked out dead in all of his other wins are great for 205 but jiri and hill aren't all time great fighters like volkanovski is plus jiri took that fight on short notice and Hill was coming off a catastrophic injury, also by your logic alex bearly beat Jan blachowicz and took a lot of damage against him and jiri in the first fight too. -On the other hand Islam has run over the n3 ranked p4p at that time Charles oliveira who had almost cleaned out the entire division. After that he dominated the n1 p4p volkanovski (4 rounds to 1) in the 2023 fight of the year, and out striked volk who wad believed to be the best striker in mma. He didn't barley scraped by. Than after that he scored a ko of the year contender in the rematch against volk, the rematch was on short notice for both Islam and volk plus volk was already in ramp thzts why he accepted the fight and was confident, a d the fight lasted nearly 1 minutes so ve can't bring the excuse that volk would have done in a full camp. - it's not like it was a 5 round war were volk got tired a d only lost because he wasn't prepared, no he lost because Islam setp that high kick perfectly. And lastly beat a legend in poirier and finished him spectacularly.

[@edwardelric5491]

Alex pereira was ranked 4th before this fight, under lion, jones and volk, jumping him 3 spot to n2 is pretty fair, but putting him aboumve Islam isn't logical. Plus if they were in the sale weight class Islam would easily take alex down and sub him,so tgat count for something too But it doesn't matter because poatan is closer to something better than p4p he is close to 3 division champion and if he do it he is the goat.

[@swibwi]

payton talbot, action bronson, rebel wilson, who are these people my name is graham , and i enjoy spending time with my cat clive

[@jellybaby9630]

Comments Filled With HATE Ariel is Peace & Love ❤ G'day Mate

[@yuriinikolienko7192]

Chama!!!

[@BobWeber-m8t]

This is KILLING Izzy

[@braxtonvestal777]

Why the hell do I still get ariel in my recommendations?

[@GrowingDownUnder]

Amanda nunes was doing this before pereira was

[@HS-oh8xh]

😂

[@MH-et5sn]

A dude beating up on chicks isn't impressive...Nunes and Cyborg should have left the ladies alone

[@HistoryfitnessInvesting]

Arlovski was a champ twice common UFC sucks , no cudos to Pitbull

[@TheFireStarter1215]

Ric: "who's clammoring for that fight?" Nobody is going to be excited if you keep putting fighters on long win streaks with finishes down like this, especially when you are in the media. Fans are simple minded, they will latch on to that more & more. Real martial artists would see that Ankalaev is deserving. The fanbase is toxic as hell so I'll say this too since there is a lot of Islamophobia going on in the sport; I am a Mexican fan & martial artist who adores Alex... And Ankalaev may be his hardest fight yet, and I want nothing more than to see this fight since both fighters can finish the fight with their hands & have very different styles & credentials. Real ones want the best vs the best. I usually really like Ric's takes the most on this channel, but this is odd.

[@crazypato3752]

This guys call themselves journalist of MMA but act like a bunch of casuales when it comes to matchups. Similar to when Okamoto said UFC should book Chandler vs Gaethje 2 and winner gets the next title shot over guys like Arman and Gamrot.

[@austinrandall1273]

I think Jiri might be onto something. Alex is a magic man.

[@joegatt2751]

Tito and Chuck

[@nanodynamics5203]

Man ! All of this is because " I beat this guy" interview

[@chrislobdell4476]

And all Pereira has to do is bust out some magic for another win 🤣