UFC star Alex Pereira exploring appeal after White…
Alex Pereira is taking motion as he’s assured that issues weren’t dealt with correctly during his loss on Sunday at UFC Freedom 250 at the White House.
Pereira, who misplaced to Ciryl Gane by a second-round TKO, plans to appeal the defeat as he alleges his opponent hit him illegally in the back of his head.
“I had a long conversation with my manager last night,” Pereira told MMA Junkie on Wednesday through an interpreter. “We are going to pursue this legally. We’re going to talk to our lawyers. The bill is going to come from some people.”
“I might fight for some time. We don’t know how long. Eventually, I’m going to retire. I am speaking for the new generation… This can end up really bad,” Pereira added.
Alex Pereira in a blue and purple UFC shirt on the White House’s balcony. AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson
The 38-year-old Pereira tried to develop into the first UFC fighter to win titles in three different weight lessons at Freedom 250, but couldn’t reply as Gane beat him with a set of elbows and punches.
Pereira criticized referee Herb Dean for his calls and even went as far as to say that he never desires Dean to referee one of his matches again.
“Are we saying these shots could’ve switched the results of the fights? It could have. It could not have,” Pereira said. “We’re not blaming it on this. But maybe with all those shots, I could’ve came back much better on the feet than when I took all those shots.”
“The more it started sinking in my head, I saw how bad was the referee’s posture. He did not look to protect my physical integrity of that fight, which is his job.”
Alex Pereira fights Ciryl Gane during their interim heavyweight championship bout at UFC Freedom 250. ZUMAPRESS.com
As a response to Pereira claiming he missed a blatant foul from Gane, Dean posted a video making an attempt to make clear the back-of-the-head rule and said many people misread where on the top it’s unlawful to strike.
Still, the video did little to persuade Pereira that he wasn’t carried out improper at the White House.
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