3 Weird Things Alex Pereira Does "Wrong"
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
- Do you have to be technically perfect to be a GLORY or UFC champion??? Apparently not because Alex Pereira has a number of things he does "wrong" but he still makes it work for himself against the highest level opponents possible. Today we look at 3 things he does incorrectly and then talk about how sometimes it's okay to break technical rules.
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Who wins this weekend???
Can Adesanya get his first win against Pereira
...or does Alex just have his number and will grab victory number four?
I'm rooting for Pereira.
Alex
Pereira
alex all the way
Pereira will jab a whole lot more this fight I can only see a win on points and stalling from Adesanya.
Pereira has talked about his style of kicking without turning the hips, on a brazilian podcast. He said you have to be in a closer range to kick that way, which leaves you more susceptible to counters, so your defense needs to be on point, but also not turning the hips makes returning to your stance much faster, that allows you be ready to counter when the opponent is throwing back.
Pretty slick, always ready to counter with that left hook when the opponent is lowering his guard to attack.
And that way he also manages to give short blows without using his hips when he kicks it becomes more difficult for the opponent to see and react in time, as he did in the first round against izzy using low kicks
Yeah it's a shorter, stiffer kick, and usually part of a combo so it doesn't have to be full power, just like punches with your hands
Not only that, Izzy was talking about how hard it was to see them coming, even said he was gonna steal it off him
Kyokushin Karate practitioners also kick that way. It's almost as it the whip their legs up by pulling their hips back instead of extending them.
is that the same stuff Micheal jai white talks about ?
He literally just lost because of not keeping his hands up
You nailed it
no he got counter when he threw a wide left hook
@@lucassoderberg6523 the first shot he took didn’t ko him and he got countered. Second shot (the ko)he was trying to imitate rodtang.
Izzy must carefully have studied Alex.
@@surimans8825 Yea probably
@@surimans8825 hahaha he for sure watch this
He talked about his kick in a podcast in Brazil. He said that kicking this way is less telegraphed and harder to the enemy predict or notice his kick. And kicking that way allows him to get back to his stance faster than the orthodox way, avoiding counter attacks by the enemy when he's getting back to his stance position after the kick.
Yea, not to mention he kinda use kicks to chain combos
Even Adesanya says he will learn it
interesting
I think I saw Micheal jai white talk about that
@@senorjones3450 yeah izzy talked about how his leg kicks gave him alot of problems because he couldnt see them because theirs not much windup or pivot so its very well hidden
Other odd thing about Pereira is that he never had a master. All this things seems implemented by himself. Even today, he says he defines his own trainning program. This guy is diferent.
Freak of nature.
He still needs one though, I mean his power is just broken but he often gets hit alot which lead him to almost getting KOed
Cedric Doumbé too. He's never had a coach and trained himself mostly. He just had a friend that would hold mitts for him, but that's about it
@@gemzz0916 well now he’s had glover and his team..
@@KhalifBeats that goes to show how far pure physical talent can get you in fighting sports
Adesanya is probably the most technical and strongest he's ever been. Pereira by knockout
Edit: Uh, aged like milk?
Unwinnable fight for Adesanya huh?
I agree we will see the best version of himself.
If 3 losses doesn't motivate you....
💯 agree and I will be overjoyed when he once again puts izzy to sleep 😊
Lmfao
@Gabriel Varga I think izzy is overrated Pereria won the first round until the last 5 seconds he won the second round he lost the 3rd round (on the ground) won the 4th and won the 5th by TKO
I love this comment
The fact that his style is unconventional doesn't mean it is wrong. His skills and technique tend to be underestimate, he is not just power.
he is mostly power bruh. he's mid skillwise pple just dont wanna admit it. And the funny thing is there's nothing wrong with that. He's makin it off power, wouldnt be the first time and wont be the last, good for him to make it financially with primarily his gifts.... but we shouldnt make stuff up and act like he's someone that anyone should take notes from technically. he has power and that's why he get's away with what he get's away with.
y'all mfers only watch highlights and it shows so much lmfaoo. I never thought I'd ever see somebody say he's mid skill wise that shit is HILARIOUS
@@rebirtheternal5922 he sparred zhang u have no idea about any fighting he out landed izzy with a higher accuracy so izzy isn't a technical fighter? An how did izzy allow so many strikes to land if Alex isn't technical u a idiot stop commenting and why was Alex the glory world champ in two divisions when izzy never got one championship in glory kickboxing izzy wasn't technical huh? Lol u a clown 🤡 I hate when people who know nothing about any fighting speak go lay down
@@rebirtheternal5922 "mid skillwise", lmao. I am not gonna waste my time here discussing the obvious. And I am a fan of Izzy too, I am not bias. But you definitely don´t know what you are talking about.
@@rebirtheternal5922 just say you dont know anything about striking
Alex keeps his hands down while comboing and gets knocked out💀you called it
i always read his kicks as cresent kicks rather than roundhouse kicks; they're faster returning to stance, land less powerfully but still hard, almost a diagonal front kick - icymike did a video with the enkamp brothers a while a go about them (not specifically about pereira)
Cresent kicks? Haha how are short straight kicks cresent???
@@G1stGBless cuz they hit with the side of the foot/shin. it might not look like a TKD cresent kick, but a TKD roundhouse doesnt look like a thai roundhouse. sit down in stance to generate power.
@@TacticalHyena im familiar with the MT TKD whip kick differences. I wasn’t sure how you read his roundhouse kicks as crescents. Ig you are saying that you think the setup to his roundhouse is similar to the TKD inside crescent kick. I still can’t picture it.
His kicks remind me of the non telegraph karate kicks.
he just knows how to effortlessly throw his body into every punch. it's like a spring the way he throws that left hook. he's just built for it. i dig your philosophy of if it ain't broke don't mess with it too much. that applies to more than just fighting. learning an instrument can be very similiar in this regard.
Footwork and proper positioning. A little bit behind Izzy, but has the power and toughness to make him pull ahead. Which is fucking tough for Adesanya, man.
Exactly the same thing is what I noticed as well. He does a very small mini squat and throws the hook on the way up from the squat, watch his training videos. Watch how he shadow box
@@thepeacekeeper1566 yup. i noticed it. mike tyson used to do a similiar thing, he would usually spring up into his punches. tyson threw mostly hooks back in his prime. such an affective punch and you don't have to extend and leave yourself open the way you do with an overhand. much quicker reset time.
He doesn't waste any movement and his upright stance is honestly intimidating.
Do you notice how Pereira always moves his left hand in a circle? His power hook is always coming out of that circular rhythm.
Yup, threw it once like that against Sean, then split his own tempo to catch him with the hook the 2nd time
Everything he does has this springy rhythm, it’s like a kangaroo.
I think the reason he doesn't have his hands up when he's throwing is because 95% of the time his opponents aren't trying to exchange punches with him because of his power. So when he's throwing, his opponents most of the time are just blocking or evading. This is how adesanya caught him off guard. Mid combo adesanya started firing back and pereira wasn't ready to defend.
I think the fact that he is so tall for his weight class and his arms are so long means it very difficult to land that left hook counter, even with his hands down. He's great at using range and power to win exchanges even without defending
Izzy is same height with slight reach advantage
He’s tall and solid. The guys huge when you have that kind of physique you can get always with not being as technical just from the threat of his ko power
@@SuperRaceCarBoy Thats funny, I hadn't looked up their stats but Pereira just looked so much bigger than Izzy when they fought. Is it an optical illusion?
@@kaguth He’s not that much bigger when it comes to weight but when it comes to mass he’s bigger and also Adesanya is built a lot leaner than him so it looks that way yes. Some people are also a little denser than others. That’s why some people might look the same or similar weight but can actually be completely different weight classes.
It actually helps him. His opponents see his hands down and go to exchange punches after he throws, which makes them walk into the next punch. Often times he isn’t even punching to do damage, just to get them to move into the next punch, and as they move into the punch it increases the damage.
I find Pereira's guard very odd too, he figths with his palms open.
He does that to parry shots he doesn’t like keeping his hands up
Pretty common in muay thai/kickboxing, probably just likes to parry instead of block
Probably to do with going from Dutch kickboxing to mma
Ikr, it looks cool 😎
I watch Pereira's instructional. He teaches a fast step out low kick in it. In it he says to step out at an angle prepivoted to make the kick fast.
its on youtube?
@@spiritualworkout4544 dynamic striking son!
It's similar to the Dutch low kick...Hoost did it that way when he wanted to kick fast
Isn't that how Muay Thai low kicks are executed? Foot angled out so hips are already open, leg is bent and the other whips around to kick?
@@windchimesilo9623...yep, but Pereira doesn't angle the hip AT ALL. He practically opens the hip on place and kicks, similar to what Liam Harrison does when kicking
Had to come back to this video… It’s crazy you said all of this because him attacking with his hands don is the exact reason Izzy won.
Glad it’s a rematch video. Thing is Pereira has been doing all those “mistakes” for a long time. I guess sooner or later it gets you. Looking forward to their 3rd fight.
My old kru actually threw jabs and straights the way Pereira throws that weird scrape style of punch. He said that it works well against people who tower guard you because instead of trying to punch through, you can manipulate their guard and in turn shift where their weight is to land kicks on a fully planted opponent. It's odd, but there's definitely a strategy to it. Pereira never seems to follow up on them though with kicks, I think his range just allows for that stuff and gives him so much leverage to really drop his weight into the shots. Great breakdown!
That last one costed him the rematch
Gabriel, I'd just like to thank you for these amazing videos. You're truly a kind man for sharing your knowledge and expertise and analysing so many things that help your viewers.
Great vídeo brother, and yeah you got the name right (= cheers from Brazil
Whew...sometimes I get the names mispronounced.
I've seen Artur Kyshenko teach this kicking style as well. I believe the logic behind doing the technique this way is that you recruit more ab muscles as you pull the kick upwards.
Also imo it’s thrown with the same step as a front kick and knee. Disguises all three
I've learned from one of Kyshenko's fighters and this style of low kick hurts much more than it looks haha and it's so fast compared to the "traditional K1/Thai low kick" with the little jump and pivot
Fun fact he’s the only guy to stop Perreira and was massively undersized
The oddity you pointed out about his combos is why he got knocked out. Pretty interesting you made a note of a bad habit he has that actually lead to him losing.
I was not because of that. He threw a wide hook and got countered on the same side with an overhand, nothing to do with guard
@@edu6262 If you rewatch it, he threw a left hook and didn't retract his left hand. Izzy threw a short left straight and then came over the top with a right hook. That does have to do with guard. Also, I am not trying to be confrontational. Just telling you what I see when I watch it.
@@austinphillip2164 I see clearly that Pereira threw 2 lead hooks in a row. Izzy caught him during the second one.
I just dont think having a high guard is the best thing for periera in mma. As in mma you cant block shots as effectively and having lower hands helps you defend takedowns and mekes strikes more diffucult to see.
You literally called that fight. When perira opens up he doesn’t defend his head. And that’s what cost him the fight. Good eye man
Izzy was more aggressive this time. He knew the openings would be there. But it’s always dangerous against Pereira. He might be open but he hits so hard.
It's funny to find out your video one day after the match. 3:56 exactly how Pereira got clipped !
Damn was thinking of your video post fight. Izzy was getting his legs messed up. Great comeback against the cage.
jesus you said everything perfectly! Great video!
Glad you liked it!
Alex should have watched this video before getting Knocked out.
These are all things that got him caught. Very good break down.
damn this aged well!
👍😉
i mean, yeah XD
In a brazilian podcast he taught that he not pivost because after the strike he doesnt need to set the hips again to be able to strike again. When he is not pivoting he can lands the kick, and when the guy is doing his move(defending or countering) he already can strike right after without the guy expect.
He said that the pivoting is used to increase the range of motion too but he has a good defense(he stated that with a bad defense you will get hit in the face because of the small distance ) so he can land in a close distance and use that "window of reaction from advesary" after he lands to attack again.
I think pereira's open style is a result of training in MMA. Hands down while punching and not pivoting kicks is better for takedown defense. He probably wants to bait his opponents into the kickboxing game while avoiding the ground game at any cost.
I dont think so man he has always fought like that. Very unorthodox style. I would attribute to his natural athletic ability. Large frame. Insane power. A friend of mine has a very similar style to Poaton. Unconventional technique and guard yet he makes it work so well!
This habit probably bit him back in the recent fight. I don't watch him before MMA, maybe he's so used to overpowering his opponent and winning exchanges? Izzy played possum, covering up but had his eyes on Perreira, and unleashed a mean 1-2 counter while Alex acted like he was hitting bags. Izzy surely have studied him in-depth.
No, he did the same in Kickboxing before train for mma.
Not turning his hips fits his style (+aforementioned comment on podcast) as well, because he doesn't feint. It makes his kicks less telegraphed.
Pereira has achieved remarkable things.. but the third thing you mentioned..not guarding his head as he throws combos…is what caused him to lose. Maybe he’ll tighten that up now?
It seems like he can't defend attacks coming to his left side, at least not as those coming right side
Overall: Pereira can get away with a lot due to his physical attributes. standing square, no pivot in the hips when he attacks, and keeping the hands low. Definitely no no in terms of fundamentals but he makes it work and many champions can relate
It is possible that he uses the opening on the cross for his own left hook counter and he is aware of a left hook counter coming and uses his reach to pull back into his own hook and bait the opponent
Met a ONE mma fighter in my country where we had some mma talks. Asked about pereira since he’s my favorite fighter, he told me he wouldnt teach what he does to a beginner since his style and even the way he lead hooks is really risky for a counter. He believes the only reason it works is he’s a 6’4 genetic freak and he has confidence from his combat experience.
Very good. Thanks. Great fight this weekend.
Hey Gabriel great video as always, have been a fan for a long time
It would be cool if you made a video about things you can work on with a debilitating surgery, like a rotary cuff injury , or a fracture.
@DatingMatis156 This is good. I just want to see if Gabriel has a more methodical approach that may be more efficient.
The third thing you said is exactly why he got KOd
This was spot on! He got countered by Adesanya, due to Pereira's inexistent guard.
Awesome brake down thank you for the edit
I'm back here coz this man Straight up called it!! 💯 Night night pereira
Well he just paid the price of not having a tight boxing guard and got knocked out! Perhaps he’ll work on tightening up his guard from now on…
Kinda hit the nail on the head with this one. Great video
Everybody develops their own style at the professional level.
3:57 is the reason he lost the 2nd fight, so great job catching it! He just throws his combos with his guard down, fully exposed. It makes the punches harder to anticipate, and maybe adds power, but he has no guard... and he payed for it dearly last Saturday.
Not pivoting when you kick is an adaptation for mma I've seen a few other fighters do to reduce the risk of getting taken down.
Sometimes doing "wrong" things works, as many people don't learn dealing with "wrong" techniques in the first place. I hope Pereira wins, Adesanya was a terribly boring champ. But I don't mind either one winning, if it gets the viewers a couple great fights for the belt.
If I saw Alex hitting bags at a local gym I’d never think he was elite as he is .
Definitely! It's a style catered to his body frame. Tall, long legs/arms, and a short torso. I have a similar frame. Pivoting isn't really necessary for me to land with power. Because of my speed and the weight of my leg, every kick lands with enough power to do damage. Also keeps me in and attacking position too. The second my foot touches the ground again, I'm ready to continue a chained attack. When you pivot and kick you're almost forced to reset.
On the flip side, pivoting can open up more angles if you're side stepping; However, I find at my size (heavyweight), it just takes too long and it's too choregraphed and easy to identify when I'm pivoting and kicking. When you're tall, you almost can't see a calf kick, it's almost completely out of your field of view. So if I'm not bee lining off center, ducking my head off the centerline, my opponent never sees it coming. I think that's what makes Alex's calf kick so deadly, his opponents really can't see it unless he misses lol. Even if you do make a read, you can't tell if it's going to be a teap, inner thigh/calf, or outer leg kick.
I've never been ballsy enough to try fighting without guarding my face with my off hand. I think if I was a good as Poatan, I would try. I imagine you'd have to be so incredibly educated on positioning to pull that off. I'm not that guy 🤣
You have such a beast physique man
this video aged very well. You called it!
He got rocked by adesanaya in rd 1 tho
I feel like the fight is a lot more even than most think
It was after the bell tho so it doesn't really count
3-0
No one thinks its an easy fight for alex, he is a freaking underdog.
@@FkTheUFC this aged well😂
@@roflswamp6 what about this time
Great master and nice content !!! I didn't knew your you channel...
Thomas Hearns had a terrifying chopping right that considered one of the best in the boxing world. If he's throwing a cross wrong, I'd just make sure he's not around to hear me say that.
Great video as always! I hope alex wins because i really like the idea of him going for the light-heavyweight belt and make history! Hell he might as well go for the heavyweight belt next if he wins lol
The Adesanya video is tops. Executing Gabriel's recommendations would boost Adesanya's confidence up big time. He looks a bit too tense and serious. Taking this rematch too soon.
Well….it seems you predicted his downfall 😅 Izzy must’ve watched this video
I knew you were a striking guru. But this is unreal!
About the kick: you change power for speed and lower the telegraphy of kick, the higher you are to kick the harder is to notice the kick coming. He might have maximized this kick, like crocop maximized the same kick in another way, or even Andy hug and his impressive kicks.
Love this video.... High quality content man! Make one of Connor Mcgregor
very nice informative video, I think it boils down to knowing yourself as a fighter and understanding your physical attributes, I see people saying that flicking jab like fury is good and some saying its not good practice, but if you think about it both statements are true because fury has a very long reach so it works perfectly for him, but for shorter fighters with short reach it could mean getting sent to the shadow realm.
Alex just put another guy (Hill) to sleep in the first round with a left hook.
I get what you mean but i think “wrong” is not the right word for it. Is it wrong if he fought his way up from scratch from glory champ to the champ of ufc? Would say he has a Unorthodox fighting style.
Great explanation though!
The other odd thing is he looks like Frankenstein when he's fighting.
I like how he says its not wrong but he wouldn’t teach it but also wouldn’t change it because it works for him that’s a good coaching point.
great points. would love to see more analysis and examples of fighters that don't turn their hips.
The not defending his head thing became quite notable after Adesanya exploited it and even Strickland picked up on it during their training sessions together, but the not pivoting while kicking always threw me off when I watched his IG stories. I was like, is he just doing it this way during shadowboxing? No, this is just how he kicks. Strange, doesn't work for me, but I'm not a former UFC and multiple division Glory champion.
Izzy saw this video and abused mistake #3
“This dude does not guide his head while striking.” That’s how he got slept 😴 💤
Trevor wittman did a good explanation of rolling the knuckles in a punch. It's not to bring opponents'heads down. From what I recall he explains that the rolling motion of the knuckles just significantly increases the effective force of a punch.
To that I will personally add, that the diagonal+downward motion of a backhand punch makes the most of a shift of mass in the body from rear to front foot, from rotation of the torso and from the rear shoulder rocking over the body. It's difficult to describe but you know it when you see or do it.
Do u have a video for it
The fact he doesn’t pivot is why he doesn’t telegraph his kicks at all. One of the reasons why I think he continuously landed the leg kicks on Israel. He most probably would generate more power with more “traditional technique” but it’s a trade off of a little power to have 0 telegraph 🤷🏻♂️. Great video as always 🙏
yup, my boy just got ktfod tonight. I thought Alex would give me another money to buy another guitar lol. good win for Adesanya though, very good win!
4:36 When the exchange is not won.
Attributes like power. chin/durability, height, and reach allow you to break the rules and still be successful. I love personal styles that break the rules to maximize the use of ones natural attributes. (except styles built on taking serious damage to win).
Well, one thing that Pereira does that worries me as a fan is his hands are down during combos, and we saw how Izzy nearly KO'd him in the first round, coming to the second fight that's what troubles me the most, and surely enough Izzy made him pay by KO.
On thing about not pivoting much on your supporting peg for roundhouse that is a bit of an advantage is that you don't have to commit your hip as much and can follow up with punches or even another kick (like Liam Harrison) easier. There is maximum power and then there is enough power to be effective and take advantage of strategies it offers.
He probably should've kept his hands up
You should have told him this before he got into the ring with Izzy 😂😂
Can’t be wrong if he’s a double kickboxing champ lol and former UFC mw champ, if he’s wrong then the whole world must be terrible 😂
Not totally similar but he shares some similarities in style to Masato from K-1 Max days. Masato also low kicked upwards without turning the hip and didn’t rely much on head movement. Maybe this is just a suitable style for a fighter who’s risk/reward favors them simply landing punches over avoding punches or landing harder legkicks. Staying upright and not turning over the hips seems to allow both hands to be in position to fire at all times.
I thought the video was going to mention him throwing the hook with a horizontal fist. I had a coach once tell me that's wrong but throwing a hook with a vertical fist puts strain on my wrist, elbow and shoulder. More than anything I want to avoid injury.
I think, intentionally or not, the sum of these parts work well together. Punches coming from low, no foot pivot, turning over hooks: they all have similar benefits and drawbacks. You're essentially trading really wide, vulnerable openings for unpredictability and power. The gambit is that you are using your length, speed, and power to mitigate their willingness and ability to counter. When you hesitate or try to back out while he stalks, you get torched with kicks on the outside. You have to have tremendous natural gifts to cover for the drawbacks, but Pereira is a goliath of a man with a granite chin so...check.
Damn, I'm so pumped for this fight! I can't wait. My only prediction is violence.
I learned from a great coach on here, Tom yankello, Roy Jones Jr. former trainer. Alot of fighters have bad fundamentals, some of the top fighters today. But they are naturally gifted and get away with it.
Amazing. Coming back after the fight, the combination of points 2 and 3 is exactly why he lost.
Pereira’s style works very well for him against most opponents but against someone like Adesanya, if you aren’t covering when you should be…
4:08 this is exactly what was spotted by Izzy for the ko
Those who learn things as adults often tend to skip the pursuit of perfect orthodoxy... no time to drill technique like kids/teens do, biding time, waiting to grow up.
His flaws, mixed with his strengths is what makes him compelling viewing. Vulnerability mixed with implacability and aggression.
In my opinion I think it has to do with him being such a big guy less movement requires less energy so he can throw things the way he does
Izzy won the fight by exploiting the finishing combo vulnerabilities you noted here. Well played.
The coach of my coach tell me that: everyone has his own style. Just follow your body movement and don't force nothing...
It's like one of those "know the rules before you break them"
2:06 holy carp that sent him flying 😭 but on a side note I actually bought Alex pereira’s instructional and in it he explains why he kicks like that .
Where did you bought his instructional? Could you send me a link? Im interested in bying it too, thanks
@@haribadr3455 look up Alexandro pereira(his full name ) dynamic striking they be having good deals as well .
The threat of his fast and heavy fists just seem to be his preferred defense
parieria defintly needs to take lessons from a world renowned fighter like you
The fact poatan lost bc of his downside punch s kinda crazy, just got hooked
Ive always realised his kicks too even since Glory days, but i guess he does not pivot so that he can be stable and come back with the left hook. He does it time and time again to lure opponents to his left hook after throwing that kick. Ive actually tried it in sparring before, and it works😅
Him not keeping his hands up during combinations just got him ko'd.
How many fights do you have? Probably 0.
Last time he hurt Izzy but rushed in tripped the wire and boom counter, which he gets straight up and the left punch which no one could see ko'd him....I personally believe he's a KB so not being used to takedowns, when he eat the punch instead of just leaning straight up, he could maybe move back far, THAT IS if you can stop him marching forward at you.I think with his Ko loss/ now improving grappling give him the win against Adesanya, he will be patient and instead of raining punch he'd either body kick from distance or takedown for ground pound.
Wow... this aged really well... crazy.