Alex Pereira recently defended his light-heavyweight title with a second-round TKO at UFC 303. The former UFC middleweight and current light heavyweight champion has recently experienced an unparalleled surge. With every win, his fan following keeps expanding at a rapid pace. On this occasion, a supporter was insistent on receiving a body shot from Pereira.
During a recent interaction with a fan, Pereira gave body shots to the fan twice. The Brazilian did give a disclaimer before hitting him, saying he wouldn’t be responsible if something happened. However, the fan was quite interested to see how the light heavyweight king’s punch felt.
In the video, Poatan took his time before hitting the shot at him. The fan took the first punch comfortably with a slight groan. However, when he went in to take the second one, Alex Pereira threw a powerful body shot. The fan groaned as soon as it made the impact on his belly. At the end of the video, Pereira jokingly laughed about the whole scenario.
Alex Pereira is known for his powerful hooks and jabs. The light heavyweight king has a history of knocking out his opponents. Of his eight wins at the UFC, he won 6 of them via knockout or technical knockout. It shows how strong his hands are. The boy somehow took one of them. However, the second must have got him to question his choices.
Fans react to Alex Pereira giving a body shot to a fan
Alex Pereira has destroyed some of the top fighters on the UFC roster with his infamous left hook. Sean Strickland was the first one to be taken out by that vicious hook. Given, the repercussions of that punch, the young fan still wanted to take that, but to the body.
Alex Pereira is known for his powerful hooks (via X)After seeing the video and how things went for the boy, the MMA fans reacted. Some believed the boy must be a fool to ask Pereira to do that. On the other hand, one of them commented about him cutting hair one day and dropping people off with a body shot on another day, referring to his recent activities. However, some of them also gave hilarious reactions. Check them out below.
I would have 💩 myself after those body shots!
— Kyle Klus (@Kyle_Klus87) July 24, 2024
Cutting hair one day, dropping people with body shot on another day. Bro actively completing side quests 😂
— brbr (@bilgnnnnn) July 24, 2024
Not very impressive considering this is from one of the hardest punchers in the world he was supposed to drop instantly 🤦♂️
— Abdul-Rahman (@AbdulRa21436582) July 24, 2024
Imagine meeting someone as cool and with as awesome a story as Pereira only to want him to give you a liver punch…
— Jake (@ruggz17) July 24, 2024
Nr 2 was personal, he gave it a bit more 😝
— Jose Martinez (@RealJoMartinez) July 25, 2024
Just trying to get Jake on this.
— Somadina (@somadinaai) July 24, 2024
This is what growing up without a dad will do to you! 🤣
— MMA_Mobb (@Mobb_Tv_) July 24, 2024
Alex smile at the end 😂😂😂😂
— xsucks (@xsuckselon) July 24, 2024
In conclusion, the Brazilian knockout artist has become one of the fan favorites in the community. His active social life is liked by many. However, Pereira has made clear about his potential return to the octagon. Now, it remains to be seen whether he will be able to win the hearts of fans again or not.
