After being smothered for the entire first round, Glory champion Alex Pereira was able to show his skills in the second. At UFC 268, ‘Poatan’ knocked out Andreas Michailidis with a flying knee and some ground and pound to make a statement in his Octagon debut, On Twitter, pro fighters reacted to the finish.
Pereira could make a huge statement for the MW division.
Let’s see what he can do!#UFC268@ufc
— Aleksandar Rakic (@rakic_ufc) November 7, 2021
Nothing would be more MMA than Pereira losing by striking
— Sodiq Yusuff (@Super_Sodiq) November 7, 2021
Very well Michailidis doing his game, I love the clash of styles #UFC268 @ufc
— Juan Espino El Guapo (@juan_espino_ofi) November 7, 2021
Wow#UFC268
— Herbert Burns (@HerbertBurnsMMA) November 7, 2021
And that’s it haha@ufc
— Aleksandar Rakic (@rakic_ufc) November 7, 2021
WOWWWWWW #UFC268
— Casey Oneill (@kingcaseymma) November 7, 2021
Ooh s— #ufc #268
— Jonathan Martinez (@jonathanmyda) November 7, 2021
So that’s what getting hit by mahogany feels like #UFC268
— Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) November 7, 2021
That was pretty cool
— Sam Alvey (@smilensam) November 7, 2021
Jeez #UFC268
— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) November 7, 2021
My bet today! KO second round, Alex Poatan! I made money! #UFC268 #UFC268NoCombate
— Marina Rodriguez MMA (@wmmarz) November 7, 2021
I think we know who’s getting a performance bonus tonight! #ufc268 #flyingknee
— Carla Esparza (@CarlaEsparza1) November 7, 2021
GLORY baby #UFC268 @
— GIGA CHIKADZE (@giga_chikadze) November 7, 2021
Beautiful flying knee. #UFC268
— Amanda Nunes (@Amanda_Leoa) November 7, 2021
Things just got real interesting at middleweight
— BONY (@JonnyBones) November 7, 2021
You know how they say “don’t blink”? I blinked and missed the double knee KO by Pereira. ♂️ Replay and rewind is my friend. “Gootch lucky” dealing with AP on the feet.
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) November 7, 2021
