Alex Pereira responds to Tom Aspinall "I have the Power & Height of a Heavyweight" 

Jones should be stripped of the title for inactivity

imagine if he becomes heavyweight champ aswell............ holy shit.

I would love an Alex and Tom main event…please

Worth a try at his elite level... better then wondering what if.....

Triple belt champ incoming

I love how jon jones says he needed 3 yrs to pack on the weight "in the right way" to become a heavyweight but basically looks like he ate 6 lasagnas a day for 6mos.

POATAN king of the OCTAGON CHAMA

Why not ? DC won the HW Title on a much smaller frame. Alex can defend takedowns and he hits and kicks way harder.

I think Alex could do well as an heavy weight, but they should ease him into it. Having the first match against Aspinall could end very badly just from the lack of experience

That's because he is a heavyweight, dude literally walks around at 241-242 pounds. I think he'll do great there

He is a huge LH and can easily fight at HW. He can KO anyone at HW, the biggest problem is if he comes across a grappler at that weight, but his punch power is the equaliser. He will physically transition better than Jon Jones, the difference is JJ is supremely skilled and has a very high IQ.

Honestly though, if he knocks out Tom Aspinall... that's gotta be the greatest achievement in UFC history, the odds of him ever achieving 3 belts with 3 finishes in 3 weight classes... Even the odds of him knocking out just Aspinal.. but to witness that would be... like lost for words, jaw dropping for a solid hour

Crazy how jones can sit on the belt and do nothing for 2 years already. Classic jones will never change. Why he’s not the goat. Guy is literally scared to lose his precious belt.

Pereira is a different type of beast

This match-up strikes me as very interesting. For some context, i'm a total Alex Supporter, i ought to be, I train at Glover's Gym in Danbury talked to him a few times, and just saw him inspiring 10yr kids at the gym just yesterday right before my BJJ class; I'm pretty known to MMA recent college grad previous athletic experience was in Track and also did calisthenics. I and everyone in my hometown is totally in alex's corner, and you can tell he has incredible mental strength, it's in his eyes when he stares at you, he is fearless, strong, powerful, smart and skilled, not the fasted guy and mostly a stand-up fighter but he is a legit heavyweight at 6'4 can def get as big as 240-250. I also really like Tom, and he is definitely a legit heavy weight at 6'5 and all of 265, highly skilled and much more well rounded, but Alex is that big, that powerful, and has the moment and vision to get this done. It would be Alex's job to keep it on the feet and attack Tom's legs, tho Tom's leck kicks also look really good, Tom would have to take it to the ground and use his higher level BJJ and wrestling and size and power of his own i would think, tho he can stand well to but i would give the edge to Alex on the feet

One the best fighter I've seen all combat sport included.

I love Alex. But he should get some more in ring experience use of his grappling before moving up to heavyweight. I support the heavyweight move eventually but right now it could hurt his career. If he does it should not be a top 10 heavyweight. I want to see this guy for a long time. Hes already probably the most popular fighter. He has been able to make his fans get his personality even with a language barrier. Take your time Alex.

Alex is a great fighter. But Tom would murder him.

Aspinall would knock him out man let’s not get ahead of ourselves

imagining poatan vs gane then him beating aspinall would be absolutely sensational

First round sub

Is he become HW Champion Undoubtedly He become GOAT nobody will close to his Legacy thats hillarious ❤

Legendary Alex poatan Pereira ☝️

Any category,He is the real champion.

I love poatan ..literally my favorite fighter but i really dont want to see him fight against aspinall..alex might have the height and power but physically aspinall is way bigger fighter

Still doubting him? Or is it because you can't have a non English speaking superstar who is at the top of two divisions? That might be it. Chama! 🔥🔥💪💪

Let him fight sergei it will be a banger.

I have a very strong feeling Alex would knock tom cold in the second round with his ultimate left hook. Bet on this.

Wheres the photo

Alex needs a solid 6mos to a year of weight training to put on muscle not just weight. He currently gains it around the hips a little too easily

i would also like to see him against Rico Verhoeven in kickboxing, for the world title heavyweight!

Tom is just unstoppable right now. Prime Jons probably would’ve beat him, but now I don’t think even he can.

This dude is just collecting infinity stones at this point

People on here failing to notice just how nicely curated Poatan's opponents have been for him. He is a kickboxer, his specialty is striking. His last half dozen opponents have been Adesanya: Striker, Strickland: Boxer, Jiri: Striker, Jan: some wrestling but mostly a striker, and Hill: Striker. When has he faced a wrestler?

Pereria would definitely beat a lot of HWs but Tom isn't one of them imo! Tom's ground game too strong and he's bigger. Pereria would have to advantage of the feet though probably

Please stay for LHV for a little while, maybe defend it a 2 more times, Tom Aspinall would have no problem submitting him i feel like

I like Pereiera's style and power on his hand but we can see that he got rocked in the lighter weights than heavy weights and I mean HW fighters' power is different though.

CHAMA 🔥🔥🔥

It's gotta be for the champ champ champ

Chama 🫶🏼

It’s not the dog that’s in the fight. It’s the fights that’s in the dog.

Alex is a seasoned fighter. He would not be intimidated by the challenge of fighting Tom. He's fought big guys before, maybe not as big as Tom, but Alex is huge, and could easily put on more size as a HW given some time. Alex is already a combat sports legend, if anyone can do it, its probably him.

Interesting on the second question he did not need the translator to tell him what to say…but he answer anyway

If Tom goes for the Ground game Alex is dooooom on the feet Aspinal is fast for a heavyweight n has the power to knock out someone but that doesn't mean Alex has no chance against him.

Poatan vs Gane!!! Chama 🔥

Poaten too good!

This man reminds me a lot of Rumble Johnson.

I love Alex but to think that he can jump up to heavy and beat tom is crazy. Not only is Tommy Aspinal a great fighter but lets be real he walks around at 30 pounds heavier then Alex minimum. You thi k Alex in 6 months could get that big and not lose mobility. Cmon bro get out of here. Mark my words if he and Tommy fight itll be bad for Poatan. Any real UFC fan would know that. Casuals always think that the big name fighters who are on a hot streak have this superhuman ability and will always win. Thats not how it works. Lets not forget he got knocked out by a washed Israel Adesanya who was already fucked up from the few leg kicks that Poatan threw in the first round and then Isreal faked like he was going down and slept Alex. Yall are trippin hard

This guy vs chuck would be good. Chucks a kick box guy too. Chuck is a little older than him too so he have that experience

Alex is capitalising as much as possible and Aspinal fight can happen somewhere in a Las Vegas freak show like Tyson- Paul. For now it is a unnecessary risk for Pereira

Pereira gonnna be the first human to have 3 belts in 3 differents categories, lets GO!!

As good as Alex is…… Aspinall is too quick and powerful. Tom takes Alex out all day

240-245 is a decent weight for Heavyweight. They found that some of the best Heavyweights were around that weight and the advantages it gave over going full 265 outweighed the cons of not going to full 265. Mainly more speed and stamina with little strength loss. Alex wouldn't even have to cut, he could go in full power. A non-dehydrated, full power Alex. That might be terrifying. From Google: "According to Quora, some of the greatest MMA fighters are around 6' and 240 lbs, including Fedor, Cormier, Velasquez, and Stipe."

What happened to ddp wanting Alex … he’s on airplane mode

If Tom let’s his ego get the better of him and try’s to stand and trade with Alex it’s over that left will find a home eventually, but if he’s smart and takes him down Tom definitely takes the Win

If Alex moves to heavyweight and wins the title he’ll be in the MT Rushmore of MMA fighters.

CHAMA ! 🗿🗿

They should do the unification between Jones and Aspinall before Alex goes up

Your more than welcome from His side. Its not like Toms JJ ducking everybody If chance to lose IS too big

Cmon, Tom would pommel him to the ground... maybe maybe if Alex had like 2-3 years to build up to HeavyWeights. But otherwise he can forget about it. Hell imagine Alex against someone like Francis or Stipe. Nope.

I want to see him fighting pavlovich

Alex Perira was 230lbs when he fought Hall, the most he'll get to is 235 for a heavyweight matchup. Tom weighs 270 when he's not training hard, and around 262 on weigh in days after a camp. That's not even close.

Some of the heavys were walking around like 230... so yeah

I think we should get stipe Vs pereira

Alex vs Sobered Jon Jones would be the pinnacle of MMA

Next fight Periera vs Aspinal for interim on same card as jones stipe then winner faces jones for undisputed HW title

Dont bite off more than you can chew alex….

Ha ha I told my friend watch this will be the first three division champion

Could be the first triple champ.

He goes to HW, he gets the belt. Like DC. I have no doubts about this statement.

It's ok, everyone keep talking and he'll keep knocking every opponent out.

Meanwhile 6’4 Izzy: I have the height and reach to bully the middleweight class so I am not going anywhere

Alex was manhandled by a 41 year old, suffering from altitude, Jan Blachowicz. I love him but it's clear the ufc gave him a pretty safe route to the title with mainly strikers. Jan at sea level would beat him comfortably... he was even getting the better of the striking if you asked me and Alex seemed to react more to his shots than vice versa. i think Tom is too big and quick and has too strong of an MMA game for Alex. imo Alex would only aim for this fight any time soon if he was avoiding Ankalaev

Jesus what are people talking about? Fight Aspinall or Sergei, guys who weigh 260+, superior boxing skills both, excellent wrestling, and FASTER than Alex? He will get fucking ruined.

man im brazillian and plinio is actually a freaking bad translator omg not saying that because of the accent but because he misses a lot of things alex says and he just it sums it all up to go fast

I want him and Cyril Gane to fight. EPIC

Pereira hits Tom on that big chin of his it’s lights out for Aspinal 😂😂

I can’t see this guy get fat even at HW like jones and his ponch. He’ll just get muscular as hell

Aspinall was aiming for Jones and will get Pereira’s first hw fight😂

I will buy it if he and Jon fight

Amit Shah in that Anil movie

First ankalaev, then aspinall

Dude doin what anderson silva did when he burst onto the scene.

Alex would destroy Gane.

Alex walking off about 240lbs...wouldnt be a problem

Remember who was taught how to put someone to sleep.. dont bite the hand that feeds you..

No chao Alex perde, em pé Alex vence.

Poatan is atrue fighter. The best thing is thar he is not scary about losing some fights like other fighters (Anderson Silva, JJ, IZZY, GSP....)

Only striking power, nothing else

I think this guy is emotionless

Y all should see pereira off camp training , he have more power than any heavyweight

dont to it Poatan

I mean he walks around at 230. That’s a heavyweight.

Would be funny if Alex becomes hw champ and then jones comes back because its pretty much another ciryl gane situation where he can sub a striker with limited grappling experience

Tom should focus on his own division or cut to 205.

He's hunting Jon Jones

Bro the fuck are you leaving the translator parts in for? Cut it up

Alex beats Tom then defeats bone jones for the title, guy’s done everything at that point

Can confirm that Jones does not want this.

I wish he could get his win back from Adesanya, but I don't think Izzy will EVER step up to LH to meet him.