{"id":38519,"date":"2026-05-26T16:35:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T16:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Alex-Pereiras-sparring-footage-concerns-former-UFC-champion-201324"},"modified":"2026-05-26T16:35:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T16:35:14","slug":"alex-pereiras-sparring-footage-concerns-former-ufc-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/alex-pereiras-sparring-footage-concerns-former-ufc-champion\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Pereira\u2019s sparring footage concerns former UFC champion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Michael
\nBisping<\/a> is not impressed with Alex
\nPereira<\/a>\u2019s latest sparring footage.<\/p>\n

Pereira (13-3) is scheduled to fight Ciryl Gane<\/a>
\nfor the interim heavyweight title at
\nUFC White House<\/a> on June 14. Having started his MMA career at
\nmiddleweight, the jump is massive for Pereira. <\/p>\n

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Pereira recently uploaded a sparring video<\/a> with UFC heavyweight Tallison
\nTeixeira<\/a>. Bisping is concerned about Pereira\u2019s heavyweight move
\nafter watching the footage. Bisping notes that Pereira doesn\u2019t have
\nmuch output and also gets clipped by \u201cXicao.\u201d While Bisping gives
\nTeixeira due credit, \u201cThe Count\u201d doesn\u2019t think he is on the same
\nlevel as Gane. Bisping expects Pereira to have his way with
\nTeixeira if he is preparing to fight Gane. Bisping also expects
\nGane to have a speed advantage over Pereira.<\/p>\n

Analyzing the Tape<\/h2>\n

\u201cTallison Teixeira is a good fighter; he\u2019s got a big fight coming
\nup\u2026 But for Alex Pereira going up against Ciryl Gane, you would
\nthink that he would be having his way,\u201d Bisping said on YouTube<\/a>. \u201cWe see here, he’s backing him up
\nagainst the fence, he’s about to go on the attack, nice 1-2, but
\nTallison fires back with some heavy firepower, cracks him with the
\nright hand. And you know that Ciryl Gane is going to have the speed
\nadvantage. He’s also going to be lighter on the feet.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pereira won the middleweight title, lost it and moved up to light
\nheavyweight, where he also became the champion. \u201cPoatan\u201d defended
\nthe light heavyweight title thrice before losing it to Magomed
\nAnkalaev<\/a>. Pereira exacted revenge in their rematch, knocking
\nout Ankalaev in 80 seconds to reclaim his title at UFC 320 last
\nyear. The Brazilian now looks to create history by becoming the
\nfirst
\nUFC<\/a> fighter to win titles in three weight classes. However,
\nPereira\u2019s bulk for heavyweight has many concerned. While Pereira is
\ngaining mass, he doesn\u2019t look shredded like his usual
\nself. <\/p>\n