“The biggest middleweight ever” – Fans in SHOCK to after Alex Pereira starts his INSANE weight cut ahead of UFC 287

Two weeks away from UFC 287, Champion Alex Pereira has started to cut his weight to reach the target. Fans react on Twitter to give their take on the situation.

“The biggest middleweight ever” – Fans in SHOCK to after Alex Pereira starts his INSANE weight cut ahead of UFC 287

Alex Pereira's weight cutting process (Image Courtesy - MMA News)

Middleweight Champion Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya will collide in a rematch at UFC 287. In the first fight, Adesanya was close to winning a decision until Pereira turned the tide and got the stoppage victory to win the UFC Middleweight title. However, this time, the pressure has increased for both fighters. Alex Pereira was seen cutting weight two weeks before the fight, which has caused some concerns for the title fight.

Traditional weight cutting involves dieting until the fight week and cutting the excess weight to reach the target on the scale. However, Pereira has already started cutting weight for his championship bout. Pereira is a very big Middleweight who can easily compete at Light Heavyweight. Nevertheless, it appears he wanted to hunt down Adesanya in the UFC.

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Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya fought twice in their Kickboxing careers, with Pereira winning both fights. Both of them transitioned to MMA and have found success. Adesanya was a dominant Middleweight Champion until Pereira defeated him. It only took Pereira three fights in the UFC to challenge for the title.

Both fighters have a chip on their shoulders at UFC 287. Pereira hopes to put the rivalry to bed, and Adesanya wants to defeat the fighter who has beaten him three times finally. Only time will tell who will come out victorious at UFC 287.

Related: Alex Pereira mocks Israel Adesanya’s nonchalant rection to Kamaru Usman’s defeat at UFC 286

Fans react to Alex Pereira cutting weight early

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Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya (Image Courtesy – MMA News)

Fans have taken Alex Pereira cutting weight in a panic mode. Cutting excess weight is not good for health and might affect the fighter. Fans took to Twitter to speculate why Pereira is cutting weight this early. Check out some of the reactions:

UFC 287 features the title rematch between Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya for the Middleweight Championship. In the co-main event, Jorge Masvidal will look to get back in the winning column. He will fight former title challenger Gilbert Burns in a three-round affair.  

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