"Pereira (13-3) and Strickland (31-7) have become good friends after sharing the Octagon. Pereria went on to win the middleweight title in his next fight. While Pereira failed to defend his belt, he then moved up to light heavyweight, won the belt, and defended it thrice before losing to Magomed Ankalaev. The Brazilian exacted revenge by knocking out Ankalaev in 80 seconds in their rematch before vacating the belt and moving up."
Jean Silva issued a clarification after fans misinterpreted a sarcastic post referencing Alex Pereira. The post referenced Pereira knocking out Sean Strickland in 2022 and included the phrase “Fast tracked to a title.” Fans reacted with backlash because they did not recognize the sarcasm. Silva explained he was mocking claims that Pereira had an “easy” route, saying Pereira faced only top-level opponents. Silva said he was not hating on Pereira and was responding to people who accused him of giving the fighter hate. Pereira and Strickland became friends after fighting in the Octagon, and Pereira later won and defended UFC titles before moving up weight classes.
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