“Alex Pereira vs. The Lust” – Fans react to UFC light heavyweight champ’s intense face-off with Playboy model Francia James

In UFC 300, Alex Pereira will make his long-awaited comeback to the octagon as he defends his light heavyweight championship against Jamahal Hill in the main event, marking his first title defense.

‘Poatan’ was in a recent confrontation with Playboy model Francia James. The encounter was shared on Instagram by James, who captioned her post:

“Who won this face off @alexpoatanpereira or @francety 🗿 Who you got in #ufc300 #ufc”

Don’t miss the opportunity to watch the face off between Alex Pereira and Francia James in the footage below:

In response to the post, fans expressed their thoughts in the comments section. @siberian_alien22 described the face-off as:

“Alex Pereira vs The Lust”

@richard_s19_ commented on the fact that Pereira’s facial expressions remain constant most of the time.

“Happy: 🗿 sad: 🗿 surprised: 🗿 angry: 🗿 Shy: 🗿”

@elder_andradde scored the round 10-9 in favor of James.

“Lost in the lead 10-9 to the lady”

According to @maxroneyfarias:

“Soldier was BEATEN, but he didn’t look away and stood firm 💪😎”

Both were declared winners by @silversands33.

“The ending was the best too ☺️💫 both win”

The validity of @seriousc33z’s questioning was questioned falsely.

“Alex u remember u have wife? “

According to @juliosousa007, Pereira experienced several losses.

“Only there poatan got knocked out about 10 x’s”

Take a look at the top fan responses down below:

Alex Pereira desires to train with Israel Adesanya

Despite having one of the biggest rivalries in combat sports, Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya have now moved on to compete in separate divisions.

During his appearance on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, ‘Poatan’ shared his desire to train with ‘The Last Stylebender’. Through his coach and translator Plinio Cruz, the light heavyweight champion conveyed his interest in training with the renowned fighter.

“He feels that [the rivalry is] over, but anything can happen. If he shows interest or the organization, he’ll do the fights, but at this point the way that it was shown, he thinks it’s over.

“Even to the point that he thinks that they could both even train together if it comes down to that because he feels that if that ever happens, Israel is a very experienced guy, Alex is a very experienced guy, similar styles of high level striking, different aspects of the game that one could add to the other. If it comes down to that fight we’ll be good, but that is not something he is holding onto no more.”

Take a look at what Alex Pereira had to say about his experience training with Israel Adesanya:

Pereira expressed his willingness to train with his longtime rival in the near future. However, he clarified that this would only be possible if they do not have to face each other in the octagon again, an outcome that he believes is unlikely. The light heavyweight champion also mentioned his friendship with Yousri Belgaroui, with whom he had a fierce rivalry in Glory Kickboxing.