UFC President Dana White has admitted he was completely wrong in his assessment of Alex Pereira.
At UFC 303, Alex Pereira increased his legend. Just a few months after his decisive knockout victory at UFC 300, “Poatan” toppled Jiri Prochazka at UFC 303. By doing so, he retained his UFC light heavyweight title for the second time. Since that head kick, the fans have continued to praise the Brazilian, and rightly so.
Dana White is one of them. He has witnessed Pereira’s development over the past three years, and like many of us, he is utterly amazed by what he has seen. At the post-UFC 303 press conference, White was asked if he had any expectations for Alex when he first signed him.
Dana White’s Apology
“It’s amazing, isn’t it? No, I didn’t think so, especially with a guy coming from kickboxing. You see? He had a long career in kickboxing and was older when he came to the UFC. I thought the opposite. I believed this guy wouldn’t do well here, that he would get knocked down, crushed, and submitted, you know, all those kinds of things. But I was wrong.”
I didn't expect Alex Pereira to succeed in the UFC,"said Dana White. "I thought they would take him down, submit him, and finish him. I was wrong
قال دانا وايت: "لم أكن أتوقع نجاح أليكس بيريرا في أو إ ف سي. كنت أظن أنهم سيجعلونه على الأرض ويخضعونه وينهون المعركة، ولكن كنت مخطئًا pic.twitter.com/kI0ivwil32
— mmamag.ma (@jamalsoussi10) June 30, 2024
No one could have imagined that Alex Pereira would accomplish what he has so far. But the most frightening part is that he still has many years of activity ahead of him.
