Alex Pereira: 'When They Raised My Hand I Was Like, Yeah I Won' | UFC 291
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Alex Pereira spoke with UFC's McKenzie Pavacich about his light heavyweight win over former champ Jan Blachowicz at UFC 291 on Saturday and what is next at his new weight class.
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His low kicks are CRAZY. It makes damage in every single hit
@bloodbath3658
11 ай бұрын
Did you see Jans leg grew a rabbi face lol
@Ashukesharwani
11 ай бұрын
@@bloodbath3658 and Jan is probably the best leg kick checker in UFC.
@emanuel81111
11 ай бұрын
and he doesnt turn the hips like everyone, hes kinda throws it straight and then curves it last second. hes legs kicks looks like he is just stepping forward. Everyone else´s leg kicks looks like a leg kick.
@matheushenrique1395
11 ай бұрын
And no one can have a sparing partner to emulate that, because only Alex has this low heel kick technic, since he developed it himself.
@tobysmith2081
11 ай бұрын
@@Ashukesharwanito be fair, that wears out
Best interpreter in the game for sure.
@fbellaann
11 ай бұрын
True, I am an Interpreter, this guy has an amazing memory!
@Igor-et8so
11 ай бұрын
The Goat
@DeltaPKA
11 ай бұрын
So true, I found it hard trying to listen or understand the guy he had interpreting for him, I think it was one of his trainers, and he was probably yelling the entire time so his voice was shot, not trying to hate but it helps for the fans and audience to understand and follow what's going on and what's been said.
@cvspvr
11 ай бұрын
@@fbellaannobviously this translator is the goat, but i think the russian translator is even more skilled. he translates in real time instead of waiting for the speaker to finish first
@russelljones2281
11 ай бұрын
@@fbellaannhe does look as genius Christopher Nolan
I'm Brazilian and this is the best ufc translator by far
@Vidall700
10 ай бұрын
Chama ou não chama?
@samueljimenez2002
10 ай бұрын
Alex often uses a Word that sounds like 'põe" or something, what does that mean?
@ibracadabra6850
10 ай бұрын
@@samueljimenez2002 "Pow". It's a slang word in Portuguese. Basically used for everything sometimes without feeling any just because of each person's mania. for example. If I say Poww, it was my mistake. Sorry! (the pow would have meant sorry, even though I apologized again at the end) Now if I say. Pow bro, you shouldn't have done that (that sounds like damn). No has a specific translation or meaning. It can mean anything or not mean anything, the person uses it just. Not to mention that because it is slang, it can be written in different ways, such as poww, po, pô, each one writes in a different way. Brazilians speak with a lot of slang and each region has a specific slang that we don't even know each other. English and American types have different accents. aq in Brazil has more than 5 accents. I don't know if it was clear, but I tried to summarize.
@cookiegoodies5547
10 ай бұрын
Fabiano Buskei the goat
@shartmontana
10 ай бұрын
Im not Brazilian and even I could tell that guy knew exactly wtf alex was saying word for word. That fool has straight pizzazz 🤌
Alex calf kicks are insane damn
@draco2xx
11 ай бұрын
jan couldn't even sense them coming, incredible
@Itscomplicatedaf24
11 ай бұрын
Zero telegraph. Insane
@awex7
11 ай бұрын
JAN WAS ROBBED EVERYONE KNOWS IT
“I knew I won when they raised my hand” Alex “Shakespeare” Piereira
@timmymannies6888
11 ай бұрын
He doesn't understand English my G 😂
@windytv7511
3 ай бұрын
Hardest shyt ever
His cardio really held up!!
@draco2xx
11 ай бұрын
im glad he moved up or he wouldve died of exhaustion at 185 in utah😂
@Itscomplicatedaf24
11 ай бұрын
@@draco2xxUtah is a shitty place to host a pay per view event . Fighters can't do their best at this elevation
@awex7
11 ай бұрын
JAN WAS ROBBED EVERYONE KNOWS IT
@dogman5791
10 ай бұрын
@ranveersinghyadav8700 as a fighter its your job to perform and if you can't, then the ufc cuts you. cut throat sport
So many observations from this fight: - Jan clearly felt Alex’s power, hence the constant takedown attempts. - Alex dominated on the feet, R2 and R3, especially that end of R2, which with another minute could’ve been gnarly. - Alex has developed his TDD by leaps and bounds. R1, he was down. But the other rounds, he displayed massive improvements. - Alex has a good chin. He got clipped by Jan a couple of times, which hurt Reyes and Luke really really bad. But Alex held up strong. Shows how much the weight cut affected him earlier. My heart breaks for Jan, a fighter I truly admire. But Alex won this fight.
@demamdq2346
11 ай бұрын
He also said that he wants the LHW belt and the the izzy rematch on 185, that will be stupid, he should stay at LHW
@whacklp6120
11 ай бұрын
I feel like Alex never raelly BOMBED Jan with insanely bad intentions like he was throwing in the Adesanya fight.
@awex7
11 ай бұрын
JAN WAS ROBBED EVERYONE KNOWS IT
@v.jinesh3151
11 ай бұрын
@@whacklp6120This, he was cautious of expending more energy as Jan came to wrestle and even restrained himself from pouring it at the end of rd 2 where it looked like Jan was fading.
@CaseyKCRichards
11 ай бұрын
Alex in comparison to the Izzy fight looked slow . LHW is a much tougher division and more competitive . Who would win Jon Jim’s or Alex both at Light heavyweight? 😂
Can we appreciate the translator? Translating while the woman is still asking the question… amazing energy too 👏
@dookula
10 ай бұрын
puoha
@user-fu2kp2it8c
10 ай бұрын
Thats what am about to say😳
@mammaspojke9813
10 ай бұрын
Love him, such a proffesional
Shout out to the greatest Portuguese translator!
@kgbaby1466
11 ай бұрын
Lolol
I was worried about his cardio, especially on elevation. I’m glad it held up.
@ryzalboyz9511
11 ай бұрын
He has Good cardio better than jan
@rumchata6569
11 ай бұрын
Should be worried about his grappling
@daghetto101
11 ай бұрын
He even reacted after the third round. Thought like there’s 2 more lol
@cvspvr
11 ай бұрын
you know whos cardio i'm worried about? the absolute unit of a translator he had for his post-fight interview
@STiergoofball
11 ай бұрын
Ngl his cardio was worse than at 185
That translator is good at his job. Give that man a bonus Dana.
@themourningafter2818
11 ай бұрын
Christopher Nolan
@yanjr170
10 ай бұрын
He should let the lady finish her sentence first
@crazymike1706
10 ай бұрын
@@yanjr170I actually find it impressive that he can listen to her and translate at the same time
@yanjr170
10 ай бұрын
@@crazymike1706 I don’t understand Portuguese & don’t speak with your mouth full
“The champion has a name and his name is Charles Olivera”… why is it that’s the only thing I think about every time I see this translator lol
@mrspiff6955
11 ай бұрын
😄. I can see why
@matheushenrique1395
11 ай бұрын
I think he started being only charles' translator, but UFC hired him
@matheushenrique1395
11 ай бұрын
He talked on a interview how grateful he is to charles, but for me he also has a big role on charles popularity, if it was another translator people would hate charles for not speak english
@pigsquealingcore
11 ай бұрын
Fabiano is officially Do Bronxs english voice 😂
Christopher Nolan is the best translator in MMA!
Such an Alex Pereira thing to say, "Yeah, I won". It really paints a vivid picture about him when the only time Alex ever shows emotion is when he beats Izzy, even beating the guy who beat Izzy before him isn't enough.
@cricketcavalry1824
11 ай бұрын
nope after he beating Izzy he just walked off cold as fk. Only time he showed emotion when he eating new york Pizza lol
@JanneiSalvador-pl5dm
11 ай бұрын
@@cricketcavalry1824 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Nice troll brother
@joaopedrosousa5636
11 ай бұрын
He technically said 'Well, Glover told me later, but as I don't speak English - I don't understand English - I only saw [realized] when he lifted my hand, and I celebrated'
@thetruthseeker8142
11 ай бұрын
Alex came to the sport knowing what he’d do, great fighter.
@thisisutubnottwitterwhyhandles
11 ай бұрын
@@cricketcavalry1824 He was smiling ear to ear when they put the belt around his waist, the first time I've ever seen that happen.
I’m Brazilian, and this translator delivers an excellent job, he should be in every interview specially the after fight ones.
I love how he translates by fully emotion
What a phenomenal translator
If Jan did more damage on top he would have took it. Good decision
@ybthegod7988
11 ай бұрын
Alex did a good job making sure jan couldn't land any shots on the ground great decision by the judges definitely was hard one to judge
@ajax1472
11 ай бұрын
Jan gassed he should have come to salt Lake City before a month
@draco2xx
11 ай бұрын
facts, jan just layed on pereira the whole fight hoping it will win him the fight lmfao 😂
@p89m
11 ай бұрын
Jan sucks...boring af
@whacklp6120
11 ай бұрын
@@draco2xx But it won him the fight against Adesanya :D
weight cut was a factor he got a granite chin in LHW if he focus on head movement he will be unstoppable
@sp1nex726
11 ай бұрын
He actually has incredible head movement.. see footage of him sparring, he is one of the best in that area.. part of what makes him an excellent counter striker. He stays still at times because he tries to bait people in, its the same reason he has his hands so low
@remyhavoc4463
11 ай бұрын
@HellBlazerMNE07how does having more head movement make his punches weaker? Wouldn't it make it stronger?
@Chiefteeth1
11 ай бұрын
@@sp1nex726he literally used to same sequence that got him koed by adesanya atleast twice in this fight. Jan caught him once but he was already too tired to follow up. He had a tough task ahead of him
@mrr_corleone
11 ай бұрын
@@Chiefteeth1not really he didn’t swarm when he got him against the cage. Definitely looked like he was looking out for it this time
@SpoconeKule
11 ай бұрын
If he learn a headbanging from death metal band he will be a killer
What a night in head kick city 🙌🏽
@masbodycheck3219
11 ай бұрын
Utah should rename Salt lake city to head kick city when the UFC has a card there lmao. similar to how Phoenix arizona was renamed to “swift city” when taylor swift had a concert here lol.
@Dreas_Diaz88
11 ай бұрын
@@masbodycheck3219totally agree 😂
@whacklp6120
11 ай бұрын
@@masbodycheck3219 Because of two head kicks? :D
@psychicpebbles98
11 ай бұрын
@@whacklp61203 actually. Leon edwards headkick KO also happened in the same building
@ScaredWatched
10 ай бұрын
@@whacklp6120there was another on the prelims
So confused abt people calling it a robbery, someone please explain to me how it was a clear win for Jan
@DH-ht9pl
11 ай бұрын
Ikr 😂
@STiergoofball
11 ай бұрын
I just think it's weird that Islam wins his fight against Volk But Jan loses his fight against Alex
@anonnymous31
11 ай бұрын
Jan didn't do anything in the 3rd round. Almost nothing in the 2nd round too
@bloodbath3658
11 ай бұрын
@@STiergoofball Maybe because it is a round damage based scoring not cumulative damage based scoring. Apply it ik you can.
@Messiahjimenez
11 ай бұрын
Jan gassed after the first
Let’s go Alex!! Jiri next
This translator is P4P goat
I thoroughly enjoyed watching this fight. It was interesting to see Alex in the grappling realm and I think he did an excellent job of handling the submission attempts. I don’t understand the comments about him being tired, I think his cardio looked outstanding especially given the elevation of Salt Lake City. Jan is no doubt a warrior and I’m looking forward to seeing all of these LHW fights in the near future!!
@petehira1594
10 ай бұрын
Jan's striking lacked power and to say he was gonna' drop Alex is laughable. UFC is changing the cheap kicks & wrestling game is a thing of the past. This is like street fighting you cant lay on the ground & beat someone. Alex looked ready and as usual stands in there prepared to take a hit.
Keep using this lady for interviews. She doesn't overload her questions and makes it easy for translators to translate when they have to.
Fabiano has started translating while listening now. He’s leveling up. The GOAT.
I like how she’s nodding like “yup yup, makes sense”
I like how the reporter nods her head The whole time Alex is speaking as if she completely understands
@FriendwithNoName7
11 ай бұрын
Who says she doesn't understand
@shadowstunter3687
11 ай бұрын
Because she does pannekoek
Great performance by Alex 👏
Melhor tradutor do Brasil e do mundo
Well deserved win, Alex Pereira did more damage, those low kicks are brutal 🦵 👏👏👏🇧🇷
@jelorer
11 ай бұрын
blachwicz lead leg looked like it had cancer
@anasshahid224
11 ай бұрын
@@jelorer 100% 💯
@lordkira9791
11 ай бұрын
robbery
@jelorer
11 ай бұрын
@@lordkira9791 disagree. blahowicz gassed from lay and pray. deserved to lose.
@whacklp6120
11 ай бұрын
MMA fighters have never seen such kick techniques
poatan was the better man won tonight, jan just layed on him and didn't do shyt. people think just laying on a fighter for 5 mins wins them the round but if no grappling and striking isn't involved it's not dominating the fight
@STiergoofball
11 ай бұрын
The judges are just confusing tho Islam holds Volk for a whole round and wins the fight 49 - 46 mostly because of control time But Jan loses?
@user-yn6yv8zq2e
11 ай бұрын
@@STiergoofballnah islam won the standing and takedowns and submission attempt in round 1...this is not from me you can check match staticts
@marekmul1245
11 ай бұрын
so the fighter on the back wins the round? cool logic
@saadsalman2261
11 ай бұрын
@@STiergoofballbro what are you talking about Islam had Volks back multiple times and tried to submit him
@user-yn6yv8zq2e
11 ай бұрын
@@saadsalman2261 everyone discrediting islam because of the last minute of round 5...they forget islam winning the stand up and have multiple takedowns and submission attempts on volk
Parabéns pela linda vitória Poatan!👊🏻
Give him the belt!!!
@ceedub3966
10 ай бұрын
Jiri is gonna KO this fool stiff.
Take that belt man, super fight with Izzy!
Tradutor atento, cadenciado e preciso. 👏🏼
I couldn't believe Jan was so gassed in the 2nd. If this was a 5rd fight. He wouldn't have survived with how gassed he was
@whacklp6120
11 ай бұрын
The man's just getting old now bro. Fuck that elevation shit they been pissing about. Not that Alex is young, but being one of the best kick boxers aside, he's also a sick athlete.
@1729krish
11 ай бұрын
They go harder in 3 round fights. He would have paced himself in a 5 rd fight
@naturoidz2714
11 ай бұрын
@@1729krish I'm talking about how he had the figure 4 on Pereria and still the one to get tired in the 2nd.
@jankowalski6338
11 ай бұрын
if this was a 5rd fight Jan would prepare and fought differently
@naturoidz2714
11 ай бұрын
@@jankowalski6338 He prepared for a 3 rpuns fight and gassed in the 2nd. He's gonna prepare for 5 rounds and gas in 3?
fantastic interview, good job!
Glover said you be champ... we believe in you champ.😊😊😊. sim, parabéns campeão.. bife e hora da cerveja.😊😊😊
I love the passion of this translator. Always nice to see him!
How big Pereira is😮
Really smooth interview 😂 this translator is insane 🎉
Nice that he won. And I hope he becomes the next champ.
Jan tried to lay and pray on Pereira like he did Izzy, glad it didn't work (may have actually backfired, it gassed him out BAD), very good fight from both guys though. You could see after 1st round he was done, his strategy relied on lay and pray too much
@teamtaka7
11 ай бұрын
Imo this made Izzy looks better since he didn’t even put on weight against a very powerful and bigger guy. Alex has way more advantage being 250 pounds or so before the actual fight (he showed his weight). He’s heavier and bigger than Jan.
@Ilias24.
11 ай бұрын
@@teamtaka7nah Izzy was outstruck stand up and beaten on ground and fuvkd 😂. Poatan did some damage and stunned his ass
@yashaanksingh
11 ай бұрын
Exactly. Rewatch that fight without commentary and you'll see how much Jan outstruck Izzy.
@BTL_LTW
11 ай бұрын
@@yashaanksingh Yeah Jan definitely outstruck him there - what I mean is that he did no real damage to either of them - even with checks/leg kicks. Izzy's put on a lot of muscle since their last fight and has improved his game too - it would be interesting to see what would happen if him and Jan fought at MW (if Jan could magically make the cut), Izzy is to naturally skinny for LHW in my opinion, unless he's going up against a pure striker like Powatan, most LHW guys can just outweigh him.
@wtfiswrong1h
11 ай бұрын
@@teamtaka7Izzy was getting pieced up by jan.
Great interpreter. Hire this guy Alex!
The translator is amazing!
Actually glad to see Alex chin hold up against polish power. Jan landed some clean shots in 2 & 3
@ceedub3966
10 ай бұрын
Jiri hits even harder(:
One of the greatest light heavyweights...of the night!
@faridabouhi9500
11 ай бұрын
Blachowicz did nothing with his takedowns
@ceedub3966
10 ай бұрын
"so what you're a black belt in jiu jitsu"
@user-fu2kp2it8c
10 ай бұрын
Alex is just too greatl of a fighter
I'm a fan of Alex Pereira. Love his life story. Keep going brother.
Jan didnt do anything when he was on top of Alex. On the feet Alex was CHOPPING the legs with calf kicks. Its a new era in mma where control doesn't win fights, damage does and Jan didn't do nearly as much as Alex
@smokeyj3983
11 ай бұрын
I wish judges would follow your style all the time but sometimes those a holes give it to the guy that lays and prays.
@rafaelqueirozz
11 ай бұрын
@batmanletbegins5361 no way the 3rd takedown is relevant, after Alex outstriking in that round, and Jan doing absolutely nothing relevant with that
@DUNDOM5
11 ай бұрын
How delusional can you be? Blahowicz almost submited Pereira in first round multiple times. How is that doing nothing?
@MarcoK6969
11 ай бұрын
forget the takedowns jan was even better in standup! That is why 1 judge gave Jan the W
I can't help but like Alex, good job on the W.
ALEX is beast🔥 🔥 🔥
Best translator in the biz
Alex one upping Izzy again
Let's go alex!!!!!
Needs a title shot and great payday-Kudos!😎
Alex 👑🐐🙌🏻
Legendary Alex poatan☝🤝 👊
The trilogy against Adesanya for the LHW title is going to be massive. 1.5M ppv minimum
Translator goat
thing i was most impressed and pleased with was his defense. he was very good defensively and didnt get caught with his hands down, very impressed by that.
Oh shit izzy hold that belt tight
Im happy alex won hes the next lightheavy weight champ god bless him
Give this man the translator weight championship
bro Jan's legs are made of wood, we saw that in the Ankalaev fight, and then Alex landed like 2 or 3 leg kicks and Jan's calf had that crazy looking welt on it, I don't get how he can generate that much power without putting any twist on them, he's messed Izzy AND Jan up with those? yall realize how wild that is? now imagine he beats Jiri and Jamahal, avenging Glover's last 2 losses, the UFC script writers need a raise 😂😂
@v.jinesh3151
11 ай бұрын
Simultaneous Two division Glory Champ for a reason.
Why she shaking her head like she knows what he’s saying😂
He deployed the same gameplan that Jan used on Ankalaev, the irony. Really paid dividends in the remaining two rounds when it looked like he was getting smothered with the grappling. Jan was spent and basically hobbling on one leg.
Give the translator a belt
He has no unfinished business. He beat that man like 5 times.
@Ali-lb5xr
11 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
Alex proved he is more than a kickboxer
Brazilian Powerhouse
Lol that thumbnail looks like a student that just got caught doing something wrong by the teacher and principle. "Explain yourself boy!"
❤POATAN DID IT AGAIN
I’m very impressed with the translator😮
@Taquilou
11 ай бұрын
This is the best translator. First time you see him ? He is just great, even his look, kind of Scandinavian style is pure genius
Poatan vai matar um ro coração qualquer hr dessas😂😂😂
Chamaaaa
Title shot is coming up!
GRANDE POATAN 💚
Close fight..I enjoyed it
Alex learns fight to fight so fast, izzy couldn't beat Yan loopl
I thought Alex did excellent in grappling at least to what was expected of him being able to defend a take down and stand up in insane I can see him being overall fighter if he focuses a lot in grappling in his division
It cracks me up how interviewers often smile, nod and look surprised when listening to someone speak a language they totally don't understand.
the reporter is standing on a something, she is like 5'1, what is it
I love how the reporter low key understands Portuguese. For example, 3:00. When you can laugh at a joke spoken in a foreign language, you have a pretty good grasp of that language.
Holy damn this guy is just huge and I cannot stop saying this. Just compare his hands and head to hers.
🎉🎉🎉
Jan wasted over 7 mins of ground control Jan's downfall was himself
@jericho-tube
11 ай бұрын
Jan can not stand against Alex. If he did not shoot then he would have lost the 1st round also.
@bluishglacier5206
11 ай бұрын
Alex just defended well
Good job Poaton
Pereira just needs to improve more the ground game . He will be an unstoppable
This translator is the goat
shout out to the judges
Was worried about his rear naked choke defense. Glad he is mentally tough enough to not quit in body triangle position
🏆🏆🏆🏆
O plano está traçado
Jan said he wanted to get a feel for Alex's striking. When he started the fight he tried to be khabib from Dagestan😂🤣
Jan tried to do the same thing he did to izzy except Alex did more damage
Aaaaaaah Vaaaamooos
Honestly i think (rd 1 jan) (rd 2 alex) (rd 3 jan) is how i had it. Alex's cardio did well but i think doing kickboxing for more than a decade going on average 5 rounds per bout he already had great cardio. His ground defense look much improved from that izzy fight. I think he could beat anyone in striking in that weight class.If Alex was to get the title at lhw then i think Izzy would be interested in a rematch just for the possibility to become a 2 division champ
I thought Jan won when watching live, but I can see how you could score it for Alex. Since MMA judging isn't super clearly defined, it comes down to whether you prefer 20 additional strikes on the side of Alex, or 3 takedowns, submission attempts and control time on the side of Jan.
If this was a 5 round fight for vacant belt Alex KOs Jan