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“My weight cut f***ed everything,” Pereira told MMA Fighting. “I cut weight the wrong way and that totaled my body in the second round. I was feeling well in the first round, but my rhythm was so intense and my body wasn’t fully recovered yet. I wouldn’t have done that if I knew my body wouldn’t handle it.
“I was alone in the sauna to cut weight, afraid that something could happen and there would be no one there to help me. I don’t speak English, there would be no one there to save me. A lot of things led to me missing weight. When I finally had someone there to help me on Thursday night, I tried to cut too much weight and that caused my body to shut down in the second round.”
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“I defended his submission attempts even though I was dead tired, wanting to give up, feeling I wasn’t able to do anything, but I still survived and defended his jiu-jitsu (attacks),” Pereira said. “There were moments in the fight that I thought about giving up, but I never gave up in my life so I wouldn’t do that. I would never give up.”
“In the second and third rounds, I was in a pretty bad shape there,” he said when asked at which points he considered giving up. “But I never gave up before and wouldn’t do it now. You have to finish me to beat me.”
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“I’m still young, this is only my second UFC fight, so I’ll continue to put on a show and winning ‘Fight of the Night’ bonuses again,” Pereira said. “No disrespect to my opponent, but we won the ‘Fight of the Night’ bonus because of me. Everyone loves my style. Those who don’t love it are jealous people who just like to talk bad things about others. I’m ready to do it again. I’ll fix the mistakes I’ve made and put on a show again, but this time my body will be alright.”
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“Some say my style is just me trying to make fun of my opponent, but I disagree,” he continued. “Making fun of someone is showing them the tongue, asking them to punch you in the face. My movements are part of my fighting style. Every move I make is dangerous, it’s meant to distract my opponent and confuse them. Many criticized my backflip, but I did that and followed with a kick to the fence and a flying knee. He would still be in the hospital if that landed. If you make a mistake, you’re getting knocked out. That’s my style and it won’t change. These critics won’t make me change my style.”
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https://www.mmafighting.com/2019/9/19/20870700/michel-pereira-considered-quitting-exhaustion-ufc-vancouver-bout-tristan-connelly
“My weight cut f***ed everything,” Pereira told MMA Fighting. “I cut weight the wrong way and that totaled my body in the second round. I was feeling well in the first round, but my rhythm was so intense and my body wasn’t fully recovered yet. I wouldn’t have done that if I knew my body wouldn’t handle it.
“I was alone in the sauna to cut weight, afraid that something could happen and there would be no one there to help me. I don’t speak English, there would be no one there to save me. A lot of things led to me missing weight. When I finally had someone there to help me on Thursday night, I tried to cut too much weight and that caused my body to shut down in the second round.”
. . .
“I defended his submission attempts even though I was dead tired, wanting to give up, feeling I wasn’t able to do anything, but I still survived and defended his jiu-jitsu (attacks),” Pereira said. “There were moments in the fight that I thought about giving up, but I never gave up in my life so I wouldn’t do that. I would never give up.”
“In the second and third rounds, I was in a pretty bad shape there,” he said when asked at which points he considered giving up. “But I never gave up before and wouldn’t do it now. You have to finish me to beat me.”
. . .
“I’m still young, this is only my second UFC fight, so I’ll continue to put on a show and winning ‘Fight of the Night’ bonuses again,” Pereira said. “No disrespect to my opponent, but we won the ‘Fight of the Night’ bonus because of me. Everyone loves my style. Those who don’t love it are jealous people who just like to talk bad things about others. I’m ready to do it again. I’ll fix the mistakes I’ve made and put on a show again, but this time my body will be alright.”
. . .
“Some say my style is just me trying to make fun of my opponent, but I disagree,” he continued. “Making fun of someone is showing them the tongue, asking them to punch you in the face. My movements are part of my fighting style. Every move I make is dangerous, it’s meant to distract my opponent and confuse them. Many criticized my backflip, but I did that and followed with a kick to the fence and a flying knee. He would still be in the hospital if that landed. If you make a mistake, you’re getting knocked out. That’s my style and it won’t change. These critics won’t make me change my style.”
. . .
https://www.mmafighting.com/2019/9/19/20870700/michel-pereira-considered-quitting-exhaustion-ufc-vancouver-bout-tristan-connelly
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