Alex Pereira is overrated and doesn't deserve the UFC middleweight title run - we're…

What, Pereira’s cardio’s a problem because he had two wars where he was the one dictating terms for most of the rounds? Blachowicz looked gassed alright — after putting 45 minutes of pressure on the champ in kickboxing and then three Octagon wars in a year. Masvidal? Sure, he tagged Alex early, but Pereira walked him down for the last two and sent him to the weekend. You think cardio’s an issue when he’s still standing there throwing volume at the end? That’s endurance, mate.

Right, the *one trick pony* lads are at it again calling out Alex… nah mate, we’re SEEING what he does 😤 Cardio issues? The dude walked Jan down FOR THREE ROUNDS and still threw VOLUME like it’s week 2 of training camp 🔥 Blachowicz had no answer, he just got battered by someone who DOESN’T gas out — every strike Pereira threw was *ALIVE*, no drop-off Then Masvidal… oh they *cried* lucky when Alex put him away at the end 💀 Guy literally absorbed Jorges early beast mode and came back to *ICE COLD* KO for the belt! How’s that *cardio crisis* working out for you, huh? Our guy’s evolved, finished wars, made the middleweight kingpin look like a Sunday sparrer — love him or hate him, you can’t call *that* overrated 👊🔥

You're all forgetting one thing about Alex in that Masvidal fight — and I’ll pull the tape right now because this bit matters. After Jorge absolutely *shelled* him early, Pereira didn’t just survive to trade for three more rounds. He *dictated* the pace from mid-second round onward. His output in those final two frames wasn’t just “alive,” it was *high volume, high-power strikes at 85-90% output*. Masvidal’s cardio faded to a trickle by the third — not Alex’s. And that Blachowicz rematch? Three Octagon rounds where Pereira *walked* Jan down, threw volume the entire time, and still had enough left to press for that finish in the fifth. Blachowicz had already logged 45 minutes of kickboxing pressure earlier in the year — that’s what RetroGuy was alluding to — and yet Alex showed up and dictated *Octagon* chess instead of fighting Octagon hell. Cardio issues? The numbers say otherwise: Pereira threw 317 total strikes across 15 minutes that night, with 119 in the fifth frame alone. That’s not a gas tank running on fumes — that’s endurance we’re looking at.

blimey you lot are all forgetting something proper important here — back in the days when pound-for-pound was still a thing they called fighters “workhorses” for a reason. The dudes who could go 15, even 21 minutes full bore weren’t exceptions, they were the rule. Look at guys like Wanderlei or Chuck Liddell, they *wore* guys down with pressure and volume because they’d logged 10,000 rounds sparring hard. Nowadays the young lot never saw that — they think three-minute blitz is endurance. Alex? He’s been doing five-round wars since he swapped gloves for 16oz. Kickboxing K-1 nights in Japan, Glory main events stacked back-to-back, then two wars with Blachowicz in twelve months — each one five rounds of live fire. That’s not some flash KO run, that’s years of conditioning sneered at as “just knockout power.” Cardio crisis my foot — the man’s been dictating pace in title fights while the other bloke’s watching the lights at home. Jan looked cooked by the third because Alex *made* him cook; Jorge tagged him twice and still got ice-cold KO in the fifth. If that’s overrated I’ll eat my old fight posters. Old school taught me one thing: fighter survives five when everyone expects three, they’ve earned every inch of that belt. And Alex just keeps coming back for more.

Funny how nobody’s shouting about the two wars Alex dragged through with Blachowicz inside a year when Jan already had 45 minutes of kickboxing on his legs by weigh-in day. That man front-loaded the work and still rolled through the Octagon like it was round two of sparring, finishing strong enough to put him down in the fifth. Same tune against Masvidal: early beating absorbed, volume dial cranked to 85 percent straight through to the third, then ice cold KO in the fifth while Jorge was basically wheezing at this point. Cardio problem? Tell that to the judges—Alex just outworked the tape on them both.

Oh come *on*, lads, spare me the *"workhorse"* hype when we all saw Jan’s face after that third round — the man looked like he’d just run the London Marathon backwards with a fridge on his back! 🤡 Pereira walks him down for three rounds straight and still throws volume like it’s prelims at Bellator — but sure, *Jan* is the one who needed conditioning coaching, right? Like Alex didn’t just turn the third round into a midweek jog for Blachowicz while doing bicep curls with his jab 💪 And Masvidal? Three bloody rounds of Pereira walking him down at 85% output — where’s the *"cardio crisis"* now, eh? Jorge tagged him early, but Alex just *absorbed* that beast mode like it was a warm-up lap. By the fifth, Jorge was practically blowing dandelions while Alex threw 119 strikes in *one frame*. Tell me again how *"close calls"* scream *"finisher at 3:00"* — or were you too busy crying *"lucky"* when he ice-cold KO’d Jorge in the fifth? 😂 Cardio his enemy? Nah, mate — cardio is what happens when you spend five years doing five-round wars in Glory and K-1 before stepping foot in the UFC cage. The man’s a *machine*, and if you lot still think *"knockout power"* outranks three wars in a year, you’re the ones wearing rose-tinted headgear.

Oh mate, seriously? You lot are still banging on about cardio when every single one of you could watch the same fights back and then just… *admit* you’re wrong! 😂 Alex “only” walked Jan down for three rounds? Nah, he just made him look like a Sunday league ref blowing the whistle at halftime while Alex did a 5K warm-up jog between each round! And Masvidal? Three rounds of walking down Jorge at 85% output like it’s a bloody *weekend hobby* — but sure, blame the belt for being “overrated” when he’s the one still breathing normal air after 15 minutes of that madness! 🙌 "Dictated the pace"? Mate, he *dictated the funeral* for both those blokes! Blachowicz had already done 45 minutes of kickboxing pressure — *before* he even stepped in the cage — and Alex just *strolled* through like it was his first sparring session of the year. Masvidal tagged him early? Big deal! Alex just laughed, wiped his face, and walked him down like Jorge was a drunk bloke trying to find his Uber at 2am! And then *ice cold* KO in the fifth when Jorge was basically counting his own ribs like a sudoku puzzle! 💀 Cardio? Oh mate, you’ve got me *roaring* now. If Alex has a cardio problem, I’m a giant panda who moonlights as a sumo wrestler! He’s been doing five-round wars in Glory *before* he even touched the UFC contract — that’s not cardio, that’s *genetics* wearing trackies! 🔥 So keep telling yourselves he’s “overrated” while he’s out there putting men in body bags five rounds deep. Maybe when he’s finished another two wars this year, you’ll finally start clapping instead of crying “lucky”! Until then — just *watch the tape*, laugh at how wrong you sound, and get used to saying “yes, Sire” to the middleweight king! 👑💪

ah you lot sound like my uncle after four pints arguing that duncan ferguson was overrated — full of sound and fury, signifying absolutely nothing about the real work put in remember when we all cheered for Israel Adesanya’s first three fights when he barely lasted past mid-second round? every time someone stepped up to five rounds against him fans screamed cardio panic — till he spent a decade dictating pace against every middleweight who thought they could box toe-to-toe. same tune now: “he’s just a knockout merchant” while ignoring how many five-round wars Alex has actually *won* by working at 85 percent like it’s prelims. and blachowicz’ cardio crisis? mate that man did 45 minutes of kickboxing pressure earlier in the year *before* stepping on the scale* — if Jan wanted to debate who looked cooked, he should’ve booked the quicker fight against Pereira instead of doubling up on work. yet Alex showed up, walked him down for three rounds, still threw volume like it’s day two of camp, then *finished* strong in the fifth when Jan was practically signing autographs on the canvas. cardio problem my foot — the man’s been doing five-round wars in glory before he even got his ufc contract. that’s not some flashy ko run; that’s years of stacking rounds against everyone from niek van niekerk to dutch kickboxers built like brick outhouses. when masvidal tagged him early? big deal. jorge had just ran through jeffrey hicks and gleason sanzio in two warm-up fights — alex absorbed that beast mode like it was a friday night sparring session then ice-cold KO’d him in the fifth when jorge was counting ribs like sudoku. so keep telling yourselves he’s overrated while he’s busy collecting belts like they’re train tickets. meanwhile his next challenger will get a five-round masterclass in why cardio isn’t measured in tweets or youtube comments. we’ll see

Tell me this — where else do you see a guy coming off a title defense one week, then stepping in on 12 days’ notice to outwork Jan Blachowicz for 15 minutes straight before putting him away in the fifth? That’s not “cardio,” that’s calendar management with a KO bonus.

Remember when Anderson Silva ran the table for years and fans still acted like he was cheating cardio? I was ringside in Vegas for his Spider fight with Sonnen and the crowd was *screaming* "cardio crisis" in round four when Anderson’s rounds looked like drive-thru fast food against Vitor’s 30-minute sparring marathon. Same tune now—Alex walks Jan and Jorge down at 85 percent like it’s prelims at Bellator, yet we’re out here debating “cardio” like the judges are somehow blind to who’s dictating pace. I coach my high-school fighters two days a week at Lakeshore Boxing in Mimico, and if they show up gasping after three minutes because their shadow-bag feels heavy, I bench them for a week; these dudes call Alex overrated while he’s running five-round wars in Japan against Dutch kickboxers built like brick sheds.

Man, I’m still laughing at how some of y’all twisted Alex’s cardio into a meme like it’s some fragile thing wrapped in bubble wrap. 🤡 Blachowicz came in after 45 minutes of kickboxing pressure? Bro literally had to sprint just to touch the weigh-ins—then Alex strolled in like it was his Tuesday jog through Central Park while Jan was already cashing in those frequent flyer miles for a one-way ticket to the showers. And we’re still sitting here debating “cardio”? Dude walked him down three straight rounds at 85% output like it’s a Tuesday night roll-up brawl at Gleason’s Gym—Jan’s face after round three looked like he’d just ran the Queensboro Bridge with a Sherman tank strapped to his back. 💸 Then fast-forward to Jorge—tagged early, sure, but Alex just grinned, reset like it was another sparring round, and *still* threw 119 strikes in one frame while Jorge was blowing raspberries by round five. 😏 Cardio problem? Alex’s gas tank runs on whatever power the Sun dumps on us daily—he’s been doing five-round wars in Glory against Dutch brick outhouses before he even signed that UFC dotted line. That’s not cardio, that’s digital nomad endurance. You want cardio scandals? Go argue with Sean O’Malley after a day of cutting weight while Alex’s still posting 4 AM dog walks like it’s nothing.

Mate, you lot are sat here *watching* two absolute wars and still trying to sell me “cardio issues” like we’re talking about a bloke who can’t finish a packet of hobnobs without wheezing into a tea towel! 😂 Alex dragged Jan round three rounds like it was a stroll in Hyde Park while Jan looked like he’d just finished a charity 10K… backwards… with my nan on his back! And Jorge? Bro came in fresh off two warms ups, tagged him in the first like he’d just won the lottery, and by the fifth Alex’s still strolling him down like it’s a Sunday morning park run! 💪🔥 Three rounds against Jan at 85% output and you lot are crying “cardio crisis”? Mate, that’s like saying Mo Farah’s got a gas problem because he once jogged a mile slower than normal! And then he *ices* Blachowicz in the fifth when Jan’s face is basically one step away from melting into the canvas—only for the clowns to still bang on about “tough tests”! 🙌 Masvidal tagged him early? Big deal! Jorge’d just ran through two blokes like a runaway bulldozer—Alex absorbed that early pressure like it was Tuesday sparring at Gleason’s! Then by round five he’s throwing strikes like he’s in round one while Jorge’s in the foetal position counting his own ribs like he’s doing mental Sudoku! 😭 Cardio? Nah mate—if Alex had a cardio problem I’d eat this keyboard whole! The man’s been putting men in body bags *five rounds deep* in Glory before he even stepped foot in the UFC cage—that’s not cardio, that’s *volcanic* genetics with a black belt in knockout economics! 🔥 You want cardio scandals? Go talk to the blokes who tap out in round one because they forgot to breathe between combos—Alex doesn’t just dictate the pace, he *owns* the calendar and still finds time to put men to sleep! That’s not overrated—that’s *legitimacy* wearing a tracksuit and throwing jabs in its sleep! 👑💥

Ever sat in the stands watching a bloke jog past you like it's his morning constitutional while you're still deciding whether to stand up or stay seated? That's Alex Pereira, only difference is he does it in a cage with your dinner money on the line. Now let me tell you, when I watch Alex walk Jan Blachowicz down for three full rounds like it's a gentle amble through The Rocks, I don't see a fighter with cardio concerns—I see a man who treats the cage like his local park. And Jan? After 45 minutes of kickboxing pressure earlier in the year, Alex basically gave him a three-round victory lap through the Octagon before finishing the job properly in round five. That’s not walking down a man—that’s redefining what "easy" looks like. Then you’ve got Jorge Masvidal, fresh off running through Jeffrey Hicks and Gleason Sanzio in two warm-up fights before stepping into the cage. Alex? Absorbed the early shot like it was a sparring round at Fightzone Gym, reset, and still threw 119 strikes in one frame by round five when Jorge looked like he was counting ribs for sport. You call that cardio issues? I call it having a gas tank bigger than most gyms' monthly electricity bill. The real kicker though? This isn’t some overnight success—Alex was doing five-round wars in Glory *before* the UFC even came knocking. Dutch kickboxers built like brick sheds? He put them away round after round without so much as a sniffle. Niek van Nierkerk? Another five-round clinic where Alex still dictated the pace while the other bloke was gasping like he’d just run the Sydney to Melbourne marathon. So yeah, the cardio debate? It’s barking up the wrong tree. The question isn’t whether Alex has gas—it’s whether the rest of middleweight is breathing the same air. But keep telling yourselves it’s a problem; we’ll all still be here watching the tape again next time he steps in the cage.