Fans have reacted to a recent clip of Alex Pereira sparring with Glover Teixeira. What caught everyone’s attention was that the former two-division UFC champion was seen wearing headgear for the first time while sparring.

Check out the clip below:

The MMA community had some hilarious reactions to the clip. A netizen quipped:

“Pereira in headgear is like putting a seatbelt on a tank.”

Others with similar sentiment added.

“First time I’ve seen Poetan in a helmet :))).”

“cus he has zero head movement”

Some fans pointed out that Alex Pereira wearing headgear during training is unusual, while others joked that his chin is gone and he is taking extra precautions to avoid getting knocked out in the gym.

“He has most likely been going cold in the gym recently as well.”

“He’s gonna get folded, isn’t he”

“Coz he had no chin anymore.”

“Headgear on Pereira is weird ngl, usually just goes raw.”

“He needs to save whatever chin is left for the real fights.”

Meanwhile, a netizen who believes “Poatan” is doing the right thing added:

“Smart of him! Preserve his chin during harder sparring, and spar mostly heavyweights and other big guys. He’s doing the right thing, y’all.”

Check out the reactions below:

[Screenshots courtesy: @DovySimuMMA on X]

[Screenshots courtesy: @DovySimuMMA on X]

Alex Pereira returns to the octagon at UFC 335

After an unsuccessful heavyweight debut at UFC Freedom 250 against Ciryl Gane, Alex Pereira is now going to take on knockout artist Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 335. This bout was announced by Dana White this past weekend on Nina Drama’s KICK Stream.

Check out the announcement below:

After the bout was made official, the Brazilian reacted and sent a message to Pavlovich. “Poatan” uploaded a promo clip and captioned it:

“I’ll see you soon”

Check out the post below:

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