Jan Blachowicz vs Alex Pereira Full Fight Reaction and Breakdown! UFC 291 Event Recap

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  • čas přidán 29. 07. 2023
  • Jan Blachowicz vs Alex Pereira took place in the co-main event of UFC 291 Poirier vs Gaethje 2 and this is my reaction to Pereira's win by close decision, also a breakdown and recap of the event highlights, let me know what you guys think in the comments section down below.
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  • @the-mma-guru
    @the-mma-guru  Před 9 měsíci +259

    Watched it back, very very close round 3 at a second glance. Pereira landing slightly more, I though a lot more of his jabs to the body were missing than a re-watch showed. Thought live the judges were just gonna say "its close so lets go with the takedown"
    Regardless, amazing win from Pereira, he fought a Jan who came to GRAPPLE. Survived a round one nightmare to bring it back.

    • @bigheadrhino
      @bigheadrhino Před 9 měsíci +6

      Jan was clearly more damaged.

    • @et4920
      @et4920 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Any fighter that tries to utilize the “control time” meme should automatically lose, if you are on top of a guy and not bashing his head in then you are a loser, jew jitsu is meant to be utilized by the guy on the bottom getting his head bashed in as a way to level the playing field and maybe get a tricky submission win out of nowhere - Pereira wins in significant strikes, Jan FAILS to take advantage of top control - that is the story of the fight. you on top? you need to do damage. WAY different Jan in the AP fight as opposed to the IA fight. how are these youtubers so blind. must be worried about $ for mma voice impressions. keep in mind this was Alex's 6th UFC fight EVER and 10th MMA fight EVER. crotch sniffing much to your chagrin doesnt win fights with damage.

    • @wtfiswrong1h
      @wtfiswrong1h Před 9 měsíci +15

      Pereira outlanded him 35-26 in the 3rd round and 32-20 in the 2nd.
      Pereira went for 35/42 sign strikes.
      He completely outkickboxed yan

    • @BloodBorn-lx6dj
      @BloodBorn-lx6dj Před 9 měsíci +12

      Why do you say robbery in livestream and Jan got robbed and now saying razor close decision and why do you delete comments lol
      Piggy told everyone in livestream that Pereira might get it coz of the color of his skin lmao and cried robbery when he got it now claiming razor close fight ignoring the hematoma on Jans legs and cuts on Jans face meanwhile Alex doesnt look like he was in a fight.

    • @et4920
      @et4920 Před 9 měsíci +5

      @@BloodBorn-lx6dj he's deleting comments? super super super so*y

  • @MMM_cooks
    @MMM_cooks Před 9 měsíci +386

    3 months after getting put out cold. First fight at LHW in the UFC. At elevation. Grapple Heavy approach from Jan. Really impressive win from Alex, him vs Jiri is guaranteed fireworks

    • @et4920
      @et4920 Před 9 měsíci +9

      "I am biased towards Pereira"
      Casually forgets the hematoma on Jans legs like the MMA jewru you are.
      Just casually saying in livestream Pereira will get the decision coz he is more darker and cry robbery lmaoo.
      Jewru exposed.

    • @wazzabanzook5028
      @wazzabanzook5028 Před 9 měsíci +2

      alex destroys Jiri, let's be real here

    • @sebastianconstantin5176
      @sebastianconstantin5176 Před 9 měsíci

      why everybody saying that? its better to get put out cold then get a 5 rounds beating. alot less damage when u get ko'd

    • @nuwansampath7348
      @nuwansampath7348 Před 9 měsíci

      100%

    • @rb43210
      @rb43210 Před 9 měsíci +21

      ​@@sebastianconstantin5176usually after a ko as bad as the izzy one fighters take a long time off to let their brain recover

  • @martinstoyanov5180
    @martinstoyanov5180 Před 9 měsíci +714

    Guru built like 1x1 lego block

  • @designingtheenemy5869
    @designingtheenemy5869 Před 9 měsíci +345

    Glover has helped Alex a ton in the grappling department. I'm sure he's had glover hanging on him round after round just like Jan did tonight and Jan was outgrappled by Glover.

    • @rumchata6569
      @rumchata6569 Před 9 měsíci +4

      His grappling is garbage. He’s been doing mma for 8y and is still at a white belt level lol

    • @tekashi828
      @tekashi828 Před 9 měsíci +26

      @@rumchata6569 who?

    • @danieldelanoche2015
      @danieldelanoche2015 Před 9 měsíci +4

      Idk if I agree with that. Jan isn't a good grappler but he was still able to grapple Alex and keep him in full defense mode while grappling. Pereira's grappling is honestly much worse than I've expected, and he doesn't seem to be getting much better. I also think Glover's grappling is overrated.

    • @designingtheenemy5869
      @designingtheenemy5869 Před 9 měsíci +31

      @@danieldelanoche2015 saying he's a good grappler isn't saying he's a great grappler. He's for sure decent. Alex's grappling defense was good tonight.

    • @AlexJiroOkun
      @AlexJiroOkun Před 9 měsíci +20

      ​@@danieldelanoche2015Jan is a blackbelt in Jui jujitsu, you're tripping 🤣

  • @bruised_knee
    @bruised_knee Před 9 měsíci +86

    Alex’s mental is crazy. Gets knocked out and comes back 3 months later. Gets back taken and also got taken down 2nd round and still came back to fight.

    • @rottenhead8385
      @rottenhead8385 Před 9 měsíci +1

      I think that was arranged and he wanted a REAL fight that wasn't fixed.

    • @Everything_Hasbulla
      @Everything_Hasbulla Před 9 měsíci +15

      He’s from the Favelas and he’s a former 12 year old alcoholic brother, when you endured so much hardship and misery in life you’re built for anything

    • @rottenhead8385
      @rottenhead8385 Před 9 měsíci +1

      @@Everything_Hasbulla what? we are all former 12 year olds. are you saying he was an alcoholic or had an alcoholic brother? proofreading is your friend...

    • @JoshuaSmith-no9mn
      @JoshuaSmith-no9mn Před 9 měsíci

      @@rottenhead8385he was an alcoholic at the age of 12. Stop playing stupid it’s a CZcams comment you don’t need perfect grammar.

    • @snandrew6094
      @snandrew6094 Před 9 měsíci +5

      @@rottenhead8385he’s saying Alex was an alcoholic at 12 years old. Which is true…

  • @koshycheriyan9979
    @koshycheriyan9979 Před 9 měsíci +101

    After watching that fight it makes me wonder how hard Alex kicks. This was the first time I have seen Jan ever get hurt bad from calf kicks since he usually kicks shin to shin. All it took was 3 or 4 calf kicks for Jan to limp and some of his kicks were from the foot not even his shin.

    • @rottenhead8385
      @rottenhead8385 Před 9 měsíci +10

      the real world Sagat

    • @marinmarinhola
      @marinmarinhola Před 9 měsíci +42

      Pereira has probably the best calf kick in the UFC. When even Gynobender (the master of leg kicking at range to a decision) gets wrecked by them, you know they are something special

    • @draco2xx
      @draco2xx Před 9 měsíci +4

      pereira invented that calf kick, its hard to defend against since it can't be taught like a secret forbidden technique

    • @lupomena
      @lupomena Před 9 měsíci

      @@marinmarinholana Justin had better calf kicks

    • @pflges1117
      @pflges1117 Před 9 měsíci +4

      @@lupomenalol no chance. He always gets caught throwing them. Dustin, Charles, Khabib etc all caught him.

  • @beauvandenboomen
    @beauvandenboomen Před 9 měsíci +36

    The fact that Yan said he wanted to test his striking and shot for the legs in the first seconds of the fight😂

    • @negaalex3186
      @negaalex3186 Před 9 měsíci +25

      Yeah that was hilarious. I think as soon as he sized him up and notice how huge Alex was he probably thought fuck that

    • @tomjones2056
      @tomjones2056 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Gurus fans are inverse adesanya fan boys. Write him a love letter khomo

    • @Flyc2
      @Flyc2 Před 9 měsíci +2

      @@negaalex3186💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀brother I’m rollin

    • @draco2xx
      @draco2xx Před 9 měsíci +1

      jan is a coward, scared to strike with pereira on the feet so he tried to use the coward way to victory. he deserves that loss lmfao 😂

    • @JA-ru3il
      @JA-ru3il Před 9 měsíci +2

      ​@@negaalex3186that's funny lol but it was most likely a bait trap to secure an early takedown. He probably thought Pereira would let his guard down and it would be an easy night.

  • @thiagohartman5259
    @thiagohartman5259 Před 9 měsíci +215

    pereira working with the best grappler of 205 (Glover) really helped on his RNC defense imo. if he survives glover's rnc, he survives any 205'er else

    • @FF-wl1oo
      @FF-wl1oo Před 9 měsíci +4

      there is one rnc even glover didn't survive :D

    • @rumchata6569
      @rumchata6569 Před 9 měsíci +2

      He def isn’t surviving Glovers RNc. He wouldn’t even survive a blue belt’s rnc. His grappling is garbage

    • @xeta180
      @xeta180 Před 9 měsíci +54

      @@rumchata6569Jan is a black belt.

    • @JoshuaSmith-no9mn
      @JoshuaSmith-no9mn Před 9 měsíci +19

      @@rumchata6569LMFAO JAN IS A BLACK BELT 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @thefunkiejunkies462
      @thefunkiejunkies462 Před 9 měsíci

      ​@@rumchata6569nerd

  • @Dpw20001
    @Dpw20001 Před 9 měsíci +42

    If jans second name was blachomegov, he would've got the decision!

  • @Cub__
    @Cub__ Před 9 měsíci +181

    Very impressive sub defense in that first round by Alex P.

    • @yanboyao7825
      @yanboyao7825 Před 9 měsíci +14

      Yup that was intense

    • @scotscottscottt
      @scotscottscottt Před 9 měsíci +4

      Yeah tucking your chin is so hard...

    • @nattypatty3667
      @nattypatty3667 Před 9 měsíci +5

      All the MMA casuals in the comment section pre fight were like Jan is gonna rag doll him! Obviously he's training with grapplers all camp under Glover anticipating takedowns. Wasn't even surprised. These are world class MMA guys and ppl act surprised when they adapt to certain styles.

    • @woodlandnetwork8575
      @woodlandnetwork8575 Před 9 měsíci +26

      @@nattypatty3667 It is surprising. Pereira is 36 and is basically a kickboxer: you don't just learn how to masterfully grapple at that stage in your career and we see time and time again people just not improving one bit and always going for the same old tricks that seem to work for them.

    • @MrFredstt
      @MrFredstt Před 9 měsíci

      @@woodlandnetwork8575Exactly

  • @Mr-Opium
    @Mr-Opium Před 9 měsíci +7

    Alex has the clutch gene in mma. Bro starts losing and then just says nah and pulls it back

  • @fangiscool1
    @fangiscool1 Před 9 měsíci +10

    Pereira's cardio is underrated, especially for a power puncher

  • @uh2187
    @uh2187 Před 9 měsíci +46

    Alex pereira vs jiri prochazka ???????????
    That is a borderline mythical fight. That is going to be a blood bath, an absolute war. This should be the main even for the final ppv event of the year.

    • @FF-wl1oo
      @FF-wl1oo Před 9 měsíci +1

      Yes, I'm already crossing my fingers that nobody gets injured till then and that the fight won't end in a shitty way like broken legs by an accident or something like that.

    • @jeffhargrove759
      @jeffhargrove759 Před 9 měsíci +1

      its either going to be that which im hoping for as well or it'll last 30 seconds with one of the dead on the canvas.

    • @solomonking9538
      @solomonking9538 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Two unbreakable wills going head to head, it's got fight of the year all over it. I think Pereira gets it too

  • @pawekozowski6001
    @pawekozowski6001 Před 9 měsíci +70

    As much as it hurts as Polish fan. Pereira won rounds 2 and 3, if there was more damage done by Blachowicz in round 1 i could lean towards 10:8, but other than 2 choke attempts there was not much done in terms of damage by blachowicz, so its 10:9 and 9:10,9:10

    • @anshumankrishnan2085
      @anshumankrishnan2085 Před 9 měsíci +2

      Nah no way it could be 10-8 as there was not much ground and pound

    • @pawekozowski6001
      @pawekozowski6001 Před 9 měsíci +11

      @@anshumankrishnan2085 its what i said, if there was damage done there could be an argument, but blachowicz had only 2 choke attempts! Read it closely!

    • @RosvStudios
      @RosvStudios Před 9 měsíci +2

      I don't know. Round 1 could be 10-8 simply because of sub threat. He almost had him stretched out on the ground.

    • @codycox2465
      @codycox2465 Před 9 měsíci +6

      Something about multiple choke attempts yielding a 10-8 bothers me. You either got the sub or you didn't 😂

    • @orange_penis
      @orange_penis Před 9 měsíci

      How did pereira won round 3? He was losing most of striking exchanges and most of Jan’s punches were significant strikes

  • @nn-NeuralNetwork
    @nn-NeuralNetwork Před 9 měsíci +34

    Guru is a machine with these vids.

  • @PRG01
    @PRG01 Před 9 měsíci +65

    Tbh i was actually worried that Jan was gonna grapple early. I really felt the fact that he kept talking about "testing his striking" was a bait since in their Countdown video, Jan training footage was heavy grappling, especially entering with the double and single legs. Although Jan clearly had the advantage on the ground, the work Alex has been doing with Glover is really showing.

  • @benjimarshallbra
    @benjimarshallbra Před 9 měsíci +152

    I think it’s a pretty clear 29-28 Alex. Alex was landing a lot of good shots in these rounds in comparison to Jan.

    • @MarcoK6969
      @MarcoK6969 Před 9 měsíci +3

      wtf did alex do in this fight? nothing

    • @Spezt.
      @Spezt. Před 9 měsíci +31

      @@MarcoK6969 did enough to win

    • @MarcoK6969
      @MarcoK6969 Před 9 měsíci

      @@Spezt. good one. Jan won all 3 rounds, even on the feet jan was hitting him back and was never in danger. alex never took jan down. more than half of round 1 and 2 jan was on top of alex

    • @MarcoK6969
      @MarcoK6969 Před 9 měsíci +1

      @@Spezt. first round was 10-8 jan

    • @frenchfriedtaters
      @frenchfriedtaters Před 9 měsíci +37

      @@MarcoK6969noone is taking your fruity little opinion seriously

  • @smith9157
    @smith9157 Před 9 měsíci +22

    You could here glover calling instructions in Portuguese and Alex reacted as soon as he heard instructions to get up, very valuable source to have in that fight.

  • @drakelyons5485
    @drakelyons5485 Před 9 měsíci +32

    Alex winning is better for the LHW division

    • @scotscottscottt
      @scotscottscottt Před 9 měsíci +1

      And bad for MMA... boxing biased judging is a joke.

    • @et4920
      @et4920 Před 9 měsíci

      @@scotscottscottt Any fighter that tries to utilize the “control time” meme should automatically lose, if you are on top of a guy and not bashing his head in then you are a loser, jew jitsu is meant to be utilized by the guy on the bottom getting his head bashed in as a way to level the playing field and maybe get a tricky submission win out of nowhere - Pereira wins in significant strikes, Jan FAILS to take advantage of top control - that is the story of the fight. you on top? you need to do damage. WAY different Jan in the AP fight as opposed to the IA fight. how are these youtubers so blind. must be worried about $ for mma voice impressions. keep in mind this was Alex's 6th UFC fight EVER and 10th MMA fight EVER. crotch sniffing much to your chagrin doesnt win fights with damage.

  • @sneak916
    @sneak916 Před 9 měsíci +40

    Alex winning was so much better for the divisions future. LHW has been a mess lately so this was a good change

    • @tomjones2056
      @tomjones2056 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Which is why he won to set up Izzy rematch you mark. Ufc guy always wins if it’s even close.

    • @rajyavardhansingh4491
      @rajyavardhansingh4491 Před 4 měsíci

      Champ now at LHW

  • @MrEndzo
    @MrEndzo Před 9 měsíci +4

    Jan: I got a takedown, time for a break.

  • @jaydensingh6827
    @jaydensingh6827 Před 9 měsíci +18

    Pereira said his kneed and heel kicks in the clinch hurt a lot which made Jan want to leave the clinch

  • @aliraid9248
    @aliraid9248 Před 9 měsíci +8

    the visible damage on jan's leg and how tired he was showed that alex's strikes were very effective

  • @yiqiaowang9874
    @yiqiaowang9874 Před 9 měsíci +30

    I can only imagine how much of a help Glover is to Alex’s mma career, especially after Alex moved up to light heavy weight

  • @anddontcallmeshirley-
    @anddontcallmeshirley- Před 9 měsíci +7

    I like Jan a lot, but I had Alex as the winner. They're both awesome humble dudes, an example to all of us.

  • @WickedRichie
    @WickedRichie Před 9 měsíci +29

    It's incredible that Alex went from looking completely lost on the ground against Izzy, to doing better on the ground against Jan than Izzy did! Altitude and age of Jan might have played a part as well but Pereira is clearly becoming a complete fighter!

    • @JoeSmith-we3jw
      @JoeSmith-we3jw Před 9 měsíci

      He also said after the izzy fight that he was unable to train much grappling before that fight because of an injury to a hand or finger.

    • @mystermont2019
      @mystermont2019 Před 9 měsíci +6

      Bruh, how you gonna forget to mention that Izzy was 31 (prime) when he fought Jan at 37 years old (over the hill) Pereira is 36 and past the hill on the decline and he still did better than prime Izzy. Altitude also played a role in Pereira gassing out as well.

    • @ck3837
      @ck3837 Před 9 měsíci

      ​@@mystermont2019 i was hoping lizzy would be older cant wait until she retires

  • @RGY33
    @RGY33 Před 9 měsíci +10

    Jan was saying he was gonna KO Alex but as soon as they shut him in the octogan with him he shit his venums

  • @OhVincent
    @OhVincent Před 9 měsíci +20

    Alex won 2 and 3 pretty clear

  • @Vipox92
    @Vipox92 Před 9 měsíci +6

    Was so impressed with Poatans ability to get back up whenever he was taken down, and his work to the body paid off

  • @woopercaddell
    @woopercaddell Před 9 měsíci +7

    pereira’s defensive grappling got so much better. went from getting controlled on the ground by izzy to stuffing takedowns and defending chokes from jan. that’s amazing to see

  • @zombievikinggaming4258
    @zombievikinggaming4258 Před 9 měsíci +10

    You saw less visible abs on Pereira because he's 36-37 and wasn't on a big calorie deficit. If he "bulks" and looks shredded at LHW, that's alarm bells.

  • @2ZZGE100
    @2ZZGE100 Před 9 měsíci +54

    Pereira landed 35 to 25 in round 3. Also noticed in the post fight press conference, Alex had no damage on his face. So 'much for the whole 'Polish Power' nonsense. Jan got the tiakedown in the last few seconds, but rested his head on Alex' chest and did nothing. He was so badly gassed out. Alex won round 3.

    • @koshycheriyan9979
      @koshycheriyan9979 Před 9 měsíci +12

      for me if Jan wanted to win the round he needed to do damage after the takedown. His posture and demeanor in the 3rd was off putting to the judges especially with his nose busted.

    • @2ZZGE100
      @2ZZGE100 Před 9 měsíci

      @@koshycheriyan9979 Correct

    • @Phaminator525
      @Phaminator525 Před 9 měsíci

      Alex was also way sharper with his punches too. Visibly catching Jan much cleaner. Alex is the clear winner

    • @ArunaVidu
      @ArunaVidu Před 9 měsíci +1

      Was it a take down? Alex fell wasn't it?

    • @michaelkrzak5414
      @michaelkrzak5414 Před 9 měsíci

      WTF you r talking about? Jan landed more significant strikes to Alex head then Alex did. Overall Alex landed more but majority of those were body shots and low kicks. Where are those Indian "Stone hands" 😆? Before the fight you all fan boys were saying that Alex will KO Jan in first round😂 hypocrite. One judge gave 3rd to Jan. That how close it was you casual. Jiri destroy Alex. No question

  • @stefanm2731
    @stefanm2731 Před 9 měsíci +3

    Jan is so frustrating to watch. He's inherited this play it safe style that prevents him from securing wins. Plus dude hasn't knocked anybody out, let alone rock somebody since 2020. So much for Polish Power

  • @TheMarcosHZ
    @TheMarcosHZ Před 9 měsíci +3

    Just imagine Alex with good grappling. He would be unstoppable

  • @Beastzz77
    @Beastzz77 Před 9 měsíci +6

    The significant strikes was also 60-39 in favour of Alex.

  • @HughJaneis
    @HughJaneis Před 9 měsíci +6

    The left hook periera landed right before he got took down in the 3rd froze Jan for a second.

  • @rumi3213
    @rumi3213 Před 9 měsíci +3

    A UFC event isn’t a UFC event without the gurus recap ✊

  • @charlesraymond9499
    @charlesraymond9499 Před 9 měsíci +5

    I definitely thought Jan won the fight

    • @Headshotdead23
      @Headshotdead23 Před 9 měsíci +1

      You definitely need to stop the heroin then bro

  • @joelrodriguez7550
    @joelrodriguez7550 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Kind of cheap for Jan to be saying that he was gonna test his stand up against Alex but shoots immediately

  • @EA_MMA
    @EA_MMA Před 9 měsíci +21

    Loved the idea of a fight night in Poland for Jan’s last fight and if Alex and Izzy both win before February then they could make the trilogy in international fight week

  • @Guru-ue2yp
    @Guru-ue2yp Před 9 měsíci +5

    Jans second decision robbery in his last two fights 😢

    • @alexlol3260
      @alexlol3260 Před 9 měsíci +1

      deserved the w vs ankalaev, had his legs feeling like jelly. but poatan won this last fight 💯

  • @honkeykong4049
    @honkeykong4049 Před 9 měsíci +5

    Alex looked a bit gun shy, not gonna lie

    • @azeemsyed8550
      @azeemsyed8550 Před 9 měsíci +3

      I guess coming back from a bad ko does that to you

  • @MrFredstt
    @MrFredstt Před 9 měsíci +9

    Still showed a bit of his newness to grappling but Alex improved significantly and can only continue getting better. I do feel like he beats Israel if they fight again

    • @tomjones2056
      @tomjones2056 Před 9 měsíci

      He’s 36. What gets better at 36? Nothing

  • @jackdemoguitar
    @jackdemoguitar Před 9 měsíci +3

    Really impressed by Alex’s grappling given his lack of grappling experience

    • @draco2xx
      @draco2xx Před 9 měsíci

      pereira putting in work, by next year he should be proficient enough to completely snuff takedowns for good

  • @Zeddy11
    @Zeddy11 Před 9 měsíci +20

    Close fight, and good to see Alex remain calm in the grappling

  • @Immortal_Kombat
    @Immortal_Kombat Před 9 měsíci +43

    Definitely not the fight I was fully expecting but good win for Alex either way…Jan really gassed out in a way that reminded my of the Rockhold/Costa fight where Luke was doing good but the visual of him so gassed wasn’t good for the judges and it seemed like that’s what happened in this fight…
    I’m not sure if I’m going to pick Alex against Jiri bc Alex did look gas and kind of slow but maybe that was because of the wrestling and extra weight, being in LW since a while…It’s 50/50 anyway…

    • @hankthetank8039
      @hankthetank8039 Před 9 měsíci +20

      Plus they were at elevation in Utah, I doubt that will be the case for the next location he fights at.

    • @RGY33
      @RGY33 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Jiri has the best chin in the UFC it will be a banger

    • @srr3097
      @srr3097 Před 9 měsíci

      @@hankthetank8039you can say the same with Jan

    • @pflges1117
      @pflges1117 Před 9 měsíci +11

      @@RGY33 Jiri has been hurt badly in every single fight he has had so far.

    • @Wolf-fl4gi
      @Wolf-fl4gi Před 9 měsíci +7

      ​@@RGY33No, He got knocked out cold by King Mo in Rizin and got rocked in all of his 3 UFC fights.

  • @noru_ego
    @noru_ego Před 9 měsíci +1

    Right on time with the frizzle fry 🥓🥓🥓
    Ps. You got a mention at full mount mma

  • @michaelirizzz121
    @michaelirizzz121 Před 9 měsíci

    Bro that ending was promo level, I’m hyped.

  • @jaimetellez5246
    @jaimetellez5246 Před 9 měsíci

    Great video, I agree with you.

  • @MicahWayne
    @MicahWayne Před 9 měsíci +14

    The implications if he wins the title are insane. He can potentially avenge glover and rematch Israel. It's just way more entertaining then old man jan. I like both guys, but i have a soft spot for Alex, seeing his friendship with glover is heart warming. Im just glad he backed up his fast track champ status edging out a tough W, instead of a robbery i think the ufc would gift anyway. He looked good and dangerous as ever on the feet with the elevation in mind. People are still going to go for the takedowns.

    • @frankthetank819
      @frankthetank819 Před 9 měsíci

      Jan should of attacked more but the altitude definitely effected Jan more then Alex but Alex won I don’t see Alex beating Jiri Jiri is dangerous will finish Alex lol alex didn’t do anything special Izzy destroyed alex you can tell Izzy was the best fighter alex ever faced if alex wins the title Izzy will come up and take that title because Izzy can beat alex anyday look at the last fight knocked out frozen like Elsa

    • @MrFredstt
      @MrFredstt Před 9 měsíci

      And it's yet more lore to Alex's anti-Israel arc. Beating the guy that beat Israel when he tried to move up? Winning the belt and becoming a two division champ, something that Israel failed at? Story wise Alex winning is the best outcome however I have a soft spot for Jan

    • @frankthetank819
      @frankthetank819 Před 9 měsíci +1

      @@MrFredstt yeah same Jan is a legend hope he comes back he’s 40 so not sure where he stands now but Izzy my guy the way he knocked out Alex was the best I’ve ever seen baited him and the one two combo and knocked him out hope we get to see a rematch in the future sooner then later and Izzy beats him again

    • @TheForeheadOfDoom666
      @TheForeheadOfDoom666 Před 9 měsíci

      Jiri should grapple alex but he wouldn't not in the beginning at least its a big risk. Jan tired out alex by riding him for a good few minutes and put the fear of takedown whenever alex threw a hook. Jiri should mix it up its not smart to take him head on especially when we know jiri is prone to getting hit.

    • @frankthetank819
      @frankthetank819 Před 9 měsíci

      @@TheForeheadOfDoom666 Jiri is a beast he can strike with anyone he’ll beat Alex easily Alex walks down opponent he’s so noticeable so many weaknesses

  • @skartimusprime4779
    @skartimusprime4779 Před 9 měsíci +14

    That was a pretty cool fight, I thought Alex won pretty clean but was worried that takedown in round 3 might have somehow made that Jans round - hence wouldn't have been surprised if it went the other way. Jan is really good, I think that much is clear, he caught Alex several times - not super clean but still. I think Alex could have finished Jan a few times if he kept at it like he did with Izzy, but he was right to be careful. God that dude hits hard, you can just see it. His namesake is legit.

  • @davemieze9021
    @davemieze9021 Před 9 měsíci

    I just wanna say I appreciate guru and and his takes on the fight game

  • @Monscent
    @Monscent Před 9 měsíci +3

    Crazy impressive from Alex. I mean he beat Jan on the feet (which izzy could not) and survived the back take. Even stood up and handled Jan's ground game better than Izzy.

  • @Z_Rodriguez13
    @Z_Rodriguez13 Před 9 měsíci +10

    The most surprising thing to me was how strong he looked I really think Jan wasn’t expecting that strength when he shot for that first takedown

    • @draco2xx
      @draco2xx Před 9 měsíci +2

      grown man strength 💪🇧🇷

  • @camadams94
    @camadams94 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Thanks John

  • @Chris_Jarrett
    @Chris_Jarrett Před 9 měsíci +1

    I feel the judges and the UFC commentary team watched GURU's video regarding the scoring criteria haha!! Was refrehing to hear and see. I was super impressed how fresh Poaton looked in the 3rd round compared to Yan. Shout out to Alex and his team. Looking forward to watching Poaton vs Jiri fight for the belt soon. Both coming into the cage with kickboxing backgrounds, bit hard to not imagine this fight being a proper banger!
    Also a shout out Derrick Lewis, proper beast! Made me LOL!

  • @Yfhjfhgg
    @Yfhjfhgg Před 9 měsíci +1

    MMA Guru is always my go to for the real 🤜🤛

  • @forwardmoving8252
    @forwardmoving8252 Před 9 měsíci +4

    Guru watching live: "robbery. Thats bad. Thats a robbery."
    Reaction video: "I was worried they would give Jan round 3....."

  • @dustinpoirierwithhair3233
    @dustinpoirierwithhair3233 Před 9 měsíci +3

    Watching it live I thought Alex won 2&3 pretty convincingly

  • @artem_mma
    @artem_mma Před 9 měsíci +8

    Pereira won rounds 2 and 3. BRING ON PEREIRA VS. JIRI!

  • @LVEPablo
    @LVEPablo Před 9 měsíci +1

    Watching this live, I didn't think Alex was being aggressive enough in that 3rd round but he did it💯

  • @squishyfaceguy
    @squishyfaceguy Před 9 měsíci +2

    Will you do anything for the Spence Crawford fight? I was watching that fight live while pereira and blachowicz were fighting and it blew my mind.

  • @KINGCJ23_
    @KINGCJ23_ Před 9 měsíci +2

    Jan thought he would wrestle his way to a win

  • @PRG01
    @PRG01 Před 9 měsíci +6

    Alex is really a nightmare for Izzy's legacy 😆

  • @michael95621
    @michael95621 Před 9 měsíci +1

    I was shocked to see 46/54 striking stats for Alex in the 3rd round. I didn't see that many strikes land.

  • @fred_fred_fred
    @fred_fred_fred Před 9 měsíci

    Spot on Guru.

  • @sidneizacai8129
    @sidneizacai8129 Před 9 měsíci

    Vc é 10 ! Gratidão.

  • @derrickwhite6795
    @derrickwhite6795 Před 9 měsíci +5

    I just don’t get how Jan was a whole Muay Thai champion and is afraid to test his striking skills against the best .

    • @FF-wl1oo
      @FF-wl1oo Před 9 měsíci

      Because it was way more risky maybe?

    • @farhanakhtar7865
      @farhanakhtar7865 Před 9 měsíci +3

      Bro I think you know Jan is 40 fucking year old , if this was Jan from 2019 - 2021 he would definitely have knocked out Pereira. You can see , he has lost his speed.

  • @nuwansampath7348
    @nuwansampath7348 Před 9 měsíci +3

    Man So glad Alex Bounce back!!!

  • @TheSkiemo
    @TheSkiemo Před 9 měsíci +18

    as a big pereira fan i must say that we all expect a ko from alex But sometimes it is better to play it safe. it was a very close match, alex showed that he can defend himself better in wrestling. Alex played safe he did not take a big risk, other than that any match after you are ko beaten in such a way as alex is most likely that your performance will be less in your first next round. his next match he will be even more aggressive and take more risk and hopefully even go for a quick ko! chamaaa

    • @snd7622
      @snd7622 Před 9 měsíci

      Most people expected ko from Blachowicz.

    • @ArunaVidu
      @ArunaVidu Před 9 měsíci

      I think during the break of the first round, Alex said he is going for the KO.

    • @marinmarinhola
      @marinmarinhola Před 9 měsíci

      ​@@ArunaViduglad he didn't push it too much. A Pereira eager for a Ko is a Pereira prone to getting Koed himself

    • @ArunaVidu
      @ArunaVidu Před 9 měsíci

      @@marinmarinhola I agree

    • @snd7622
      @snd7622 Před 9 měsíci

      @@ArunaVidu 🤣

  • @guilliman1990
    @guilliman1990 Před 9 měsíci +2

    This win made my night even with DP loss this has me so hyped for title shot at lhw

  • @Youtubeisdump
    @Youtubeisdump Před 9 měsíci +2

    Jan did say to Bisping before the fight that he is going to test his stand up with Alex but that was all a lie, dude went straight for the take down 😂

  • @TraderMate
    @TraderMate Před 9 měsíci

    Well said

  • @RikiLouw69
    @RikiLouw69 Před 9 měsíci

    Great video.

  • @TweedyMK
    @TweedyMK Před 9 měsíci +1

    Chael said one time that 95% of rear naked chokes are guys quietly quitting, and the more fights I see after hearing that, the more I think that's true.

  • @lsvbetmachineRU
    @lsvbetmachineRU Před 9 měsíci +1

    Pereira's performance was massively underrated

  • @Fillegubben
    @Fillegubben Před 9 měsíci +1

    The judges should be interviewed, whether good or bad decisions it would be interesting to see their reasoning overall.
    I still think even if the judges were former pro fighters there would be extremely biases based on what their style or preference is

  • @codycox2465
    @codycox2465 Před 9 měsíci +4

    How did Anthony Smith score this a draw?

  • @Dahn.Baern.
    @Dahn.Baern. Před 9 měsíci +5

    Alex absolutely won that fight. If it weren’t at elevation, who knows what might have happened. Great job from Alex though.

  • @Dylan-if1ld
    @Dylan-if1ld Před 9 měsíci +1

    Yiri vs Pereira is gonna be crazy. With Pereira and Yiri’s stance it’s gonna be 6’4” vs 5’8”

  • @dougmason2305
    @dougmason2305 Před 9 měsíci

    It's good to see Alex thwart a this type of game plan. This could have been like Tony vs Dariush, or Wonderboy vs Burns/Belal, but he shut that down.

  • @GuerillaCatty73
    @GuerillaCatty73 Před 9 měsíci +4

    Having checked in on your stream... you needed to take your time on this one.
    Jan was tactical and looking after himself, exhausted and being kicked and yeah... those Pereira blows do fucking hurt and he had the momentum and whiff of a result against Jan... Jan did what you do when you are an experienced veteran.
    Tunnel vision, looking for that single blow he knows is so close, or gassed out Alex in the 3rd? He narrowed his goals right down, ignored his massive arsenal... he does really well digging deep when exhausted, but I think he was. Jan succeeded in exhausting both of them, himself mostly, in that 1st round.
    That was a shit your pants first round... I think as a fan of either of them. ALex's guillotine potential, but the obvious... Jan threw everything at a first round sub... and paid for it when he didn't get it. Ballsy stuff, but if rooting for Jan... oh, shit moment when that round ended.
    But it was vicious and serious before you could settle in your seat and get a slice of pizza.
    3rd round, not much of Jan's hits were landing well, zero damage being done, not even close. I have to watch it again, but I'm thinking Poatan's moving his head and becoming harder to hit. (He always lets people's shitty jabs through... he's always been, like, whatever...)
    Glover was outstriking Jiri. Rocking him. Hard. Whether he was in too much pain to realise how close he was... But Jiri is the Vanilla Gorilla. A literal silverback the way he fights. All arms waving about at you and short legs. Gonna be dead interesting match up.
    But the boys delivered. A driven, hard fight, with high stakes, grit and them both bringing their arsenal.

  • @Downhaven
    @Downhaven Před 9 měsíci +3

    Gassing is a new scoring metric I wasnt familiar with. Sucks for Jan he won 1 and 3 according to the old scoring criteria.

    • @tarzanstrickland
      @tarzanstrickland Před 9 měsíci +2

      the real, current criteria. they counted every single missed and blocked body and leg shot. Jan outboxed him to the head by a large margin, official stats make these pereira fanboys look silly

    • @snoopshrek8315
      @snoopshrek8315 Před 9 měsíci +2

      Agree with you Jan won round 1 and 3 with round 1 arguably being 10-8 because Pereira can't grapple, he was literally looking at glover for what to do in the fight on the ground. Just because a guy is tired doesn't mean he lost, that's not logical, if a guy is more tired it could just mean he put in more work, it shouldn't be counted in scoring, but if the fight was 5 rounds at elevation, I think Pereira would've gotten a finish. I like Pereira but the fans are getting just as bad as Adesanya fans, they have never read the rules and just throw out buzzwords like damage that aren't even a criteria.

    • @tarzanstrickland
      @tarzanstrickland Před 9 měsíci +2

      @@snoopshrek8315 precisely snoop. My only real annoyance with the decision is the army of fanboys claiming Pereira smoked him on the feet, & that the takedowns were panic takedowns because he was hurt and losing. They couldnt be any more wrong.
      Like, fair play the ufc and commissions will do what they must to build the big names and make money, but it adds insult to injury when the masses act like it was a clear, dominant decision. What fight were they watching? Have they not seen the official head-strike numbers?

  • @redmouse22
    @redmouse22 Před 9 měsíci +3

    I hope Alex beats Jiri so we can possibly get a title vs title fight between Alex and Izzy and maybe get a long term / active double champ (likely in Alex)

  • @canadianbacon8220
    @canadianbacon8220 Před 9 měsíci

    Can't wait for the beenie to come off I'm so exited 🎉

  • @link741
    @link741 Před 9 měsíci

    Glover is the x factor, Poatan is evolving his ground game so fast, is incredible...

  • @GeorgeQuni
    @GeorgeQuni Před 9 měsíci +1

    Alex reminds me of Costa with his size being a major factor with takedown defense while having a bit of skill/understanding of the topic.

  • @lynettebruscas-hq7em
    @lynettebruscas-hq7em Před 9 měsíci +2

    That body triangle looked bad to me too he was basically hanging using his own legs

  • @tanis5950
    @tanis5950 Před 9 měsíci

    Guru is the man love the video trailer

  • @elmosworld6407
    @elmosworld6407 Před 9 měsíci +1

    I think the major thing is that alexs chin is not gone.. he took all the shots pretty well

  • @iainmarc7942
    @iainmarc7942 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Alex was the clear winner, Jan simply gassed too early

  • @tvojemanka
    @tvojemanka Před 9 měsíci

    Jiri of course feeling confident excited to fight both, because he likes their style. The fight will be crazy no worries of takedown, just pure striking focused Jiri 👃 we're in for a treat

  • @gimmick7389
    @gimmick7389 Před 9 měsíci +3

    pereira did what adesanya couldn't 😂

  • @yungbanz3006
    @yungbanz3006 Před 9 měsíci

    Super impressed by his performance ngl

  • @CharlieHoliday369
    @CharlieHoliday369 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Jan was exhausted.
    He’s lived his whole life at around 300 feet most probably!That’s why he lost.End of story.

  • @clearlyalunhead1109
    @clearlyalunhead1109 Před 9 měsíci +2

    After the first round i thought he was gonna lose for sure, but periera brought it back

  • @MrEndzo
    @MrEndzo Před 9 měsíci

    Guru manifested this.

  • @vulcanblitzwing
    @vulcanblitzwing Před 9 měsíci +10

    Round 1- Blachowicz
    Round 2- Pereira
    Round 3- Pereira
    Pereira 29-28 Blachowicz

    • @skartimusprime4779
      @skartimusprime4779 Před 9 měsíci

      That's how I had it, didn't think it was very controversial but I was worried that take down at the end of R3 could have been oversold. I'm a bit surprised people are calling it a robbery.

  • @Unknown-individual
    @Unknown-individual Před 9 měsíci +3

    Long story short, AdeChina won by luck against Pereira

  • @joeskill4663
    @joeskill4663 Před 9 měsíci +20

    Jan did nothing with that take down in the 3rd. Jan was tired after the 2nd. Alex did more damage. I was surprised that Alex didn’t gas after the first round with carrying Jan’s weight for so long. I love Jan but Alex won that fight. It will be wild to see what Alex can do in this weight division..🤷‍♂️😲🤔

    • @FF-wl1oo
      @FF-wl1oo Před 9 měsíci +6

      I felt like Jan was even tired after the 1st

    • @joeskill4663
      @joeskill4663 Před 9 měsíci +1

      @@FF-wl1oo true. I think guru made an excellent point about gassing his legs from that acward body triangle

    • @orange_penis
      @orange_penis Před 9 měsíci

      Jan was never the bigger shots in the 3rd round tho so he didn’t need to do anything on the ground. Pereira’s striking was extremely disappointing in this fight.

    • @tomjones2056
      @tomjones2056 Před 9 měsíci +1

      No he didn’t. Alex tapped his leg a couple times and Joe creamed for the blacker guys useless striking what’s new?