UFC sensation Alex Pereira has given his thoughts on the promotion booking Ciryl Gane vs Josh Hokit for the heavyweight title.
At UFC 335, Alex Pereira will have the chance to put himself in title contention at heavyweight when he faces Sergei Pavlovich. Prior to that, though, at UFC 334, the belt will be on the line in NYC when Ciryl Gane defends against Josh Hokit.
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Alex Pereira has had a lot to say about the manner in which he lost to Gane in their UFC Freedom 250 clash, and it turns out he has a few thoughts on this matchup too.
In a recent interview, Alex Pereira had the following to say on Gane vs Hokit.
Alex Pereira’s view on UFC 334 main event
“I spoke directly with Hunter (Campbell) and Hunter said this would be the fight, you know, with Gane and Hokit,” Pereira said during an interview with Laerte Viana.
“When I released a video (on my YouTube), I was still expecting, like, man, they wanted to book me, you know? But after that video, the organization said they did kind of a poll, a vote, I didn’t see it, and that the public wanted it, but after they booked this fight and announced it, I didn’t see it that way. At first the organization said they did a poll and stuff and that this would be the fight, you know?”
“I said, ‘Okay’, I didn’t agree with it but they’re the ones in charge. It’s all kind of manipulated, you know? I saw some things afterwards, even before they released the announcement, like Cormier and other guys saying it would be a good fight. Like, when I say people, it’s influencers, right, people who have a lot of engagement… The UFC were like, ‘Go ahead and say that this fight is good so when we drop it, the public will already be okay with it.’ They did everything to make people believe this is the fight.
“You take Cormier, when I spoke to him, I asked him, ‘Hey, this fight, if I become champion against Gane, am I the champion?’ He said, ‘Well I don’t think so, you have to win’, so the guy has some opinions that don’t make sense… They’re trying to influence people to think that this would be the best fight,” Pereira continued.
Quotes via Bloody Elbow
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