Overview
- A short gym video shows Alex Pereira overwhelming the closing seconds of a round with Sean Strickland, who laughed that Pereira “got me to drop my hands” before saying they were done.
- The clip drew a wave of mockery for Strickland on social media, with users contrasting his light touch here with a 2024 round where he battered streamer Sneako.
- Viewers fixated on Pereira’s larger frame after moving to heavyweight and praised his quick head movement for a fighter at that size.
- Pereira is booked to face Ciryl Gane for the interim heavyweight title on June 14 at the UFC White House card, where he can become a three-division UFC champion.
- Strickland is scheduled to challenge Khamzat Chimaev for the middleweight belt on May 9 at UFC 328, as the former foes keep their rivalry friendly after Pereira’s 2022 knockout win.