Alex Pereira confirms he fought Magomed Ankalaev | MMA News
Alex Pereira misplaced the sunshine heavyweight championship to Magomed Ankalaev UFC 313 on March 8 and it was rumored that “Poatan” fought the Russian injured and sick.
UFC commentator and widespread podcast host Joe Rogan disclosed that Pereira entered the battle at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas with a hand damage and battling sickness.
“They say he fought with a broken hand and norovirus against Ankalaev,” Rogan claimed on his podcast The Joe Rogan Experience. “He’s fought with a broken toe before. When he beat Jiri Prochazka, he had a f**ked up knee. Remember when he (Pereira) tumbled at the end of the fight, that’s because his knee wouldn’t support him. He was basically fighting on one leg in the first fight.”
On Wednesday, Pereira confirmed
“I’m not attempting to remove from Ankalaev. Many people strive to try this variety of factor. I’m not this sort of man. Everybody goes via issues. I’m sure he had his own issues too,” Pereira stated during an look on The Ariel Helwani Show. “I had mine. My hand is okay, but it surely did occur, a lot of issues, however I do not need to use that as an excuse.”
“I do not need to make an excuse. I do not need to like use this as leverage for something. My second goes to come back to win the belt and I’ll disclose every part for you guys,” added the former middleweight and light heavyweight champion.
While Pereira did not reveal what specific problems other than his hand that he had heading into the UFC 313 title fight, but they were significant enough that he considered pulling out of the event.
“This was one of the more difficult battle camps from every part that occurred,” he said.
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Alex Pereira has no regrets about fighting Magomed Ankalaev injured
If you ask fighters, most will tell you heading into a fight completely healthy and injury free is a rare occurrence. Something is always a little banged up.
Pereira lost the 205-pound championship but has no regrets about his decision to not pull out of the fight.
“I don’t remorse as a result of, like I stated, I’ve conquered a lot. I’ve been motivating a lot of people. Many occasions I pushed via issues. I used to be capable of overcome. Many occasions it labored. This time was not my second, however I don’t remorse,” Pereira stated.
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