Pereira's Power
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- čas přidán 29. 08. 2024
- Alex Pereira has got to be the P4P hardest hitter in the UFC. But how does he do it?
Is it technique, training or something else?
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They need to do a whole ass documentary on his left hook alone 😂😂
scientist must study him
@@G36Kaers fr
forreal, narrated by Sir David Attenborough
Off The Hook: The Alex Pereira Story
@@therainman7777 I like the title
Pereira started working in a trucks tire shop when he was 12; His childhood was about smashing tires with a hammer
Ele e o Thor da Amazônia
My friends have done tires for years and their forearms and hands are huge from it
@@valmarsoares9569😂
@@howmonster I think they're just highlighting that as one component of his Power (along with genetics and technique he acquired from being a professional striker for many, many years), not saying that's the only reason why he has such KO power
@@zb5902exactly, most people don’t get nuance lol
it's obvious that pereira is a freak of nature. but the thing about him is that he developed everything he could to explore the absolute most of his unique potential, which leads to those unorthodox techniques. it's the case of someone with both a gift and the gruelling, unstoppable dedication to work hard on developing the absolute most of it. that's what makes him so inspiring to me. would he get the same success without his genetics? no. but again, he's competing against the elite of the elite, being genetically gifted to fight is kind of the baseline. poatan is a warrior in every sense, and a great inspiration and pride for brasil. chama! 🗿
Brilliantly summed up. Chama🤙
Pereira pulled Hill’s hand down. He created the opening.
He held jamahals right fist in his palm, pulled his hand down, faked with his right, and let go of jamahals right and threw that hook!
Nah he grabbed his hand to see when hill pivoted once he felt the pivot he pulled him self closer then through that shovel
@@ngo_mando6954yeah and by “pulling himself closer” he brought down Jamahals hand like the reply above said and he did fake the right as well and he stepped on JH’s foot and he did it off rhythm, and he twisted his hand as he punched through Jamahals head, there was a lot of things going on, he’s super technical
That southpaw vs orthodox foot step definitely didn't help Jamahal Hill either 😬😬😬
stepped onto his foot too
@@G36Kaersnot illegal😄
@@user-qk8jw1ds9h not at all just pointing out the detail
The foot step is something Steven Seagal emphasizes A LOT in his teaching.
You can go back to old footage in 2010 of Seagal emphasizing that to Machida, and to Anderson Silva, as well as Pereira in the footage from last month.
@@G36Kaersthat is what the comment was about. 😂
Everybody be like "I got caught" " but Poatan be doin this to literally everyone in every fight hes had in the UFC its not "U got caught" its "Got set up and knocked tf out"
Indeed!
And he's not swinging shots ,you'd be surprised if you count how many left hooks he actually throws ,
1:27 totally agree
Freak of nature. Physical specimen
I would love to see you training with Pereira. I am sure that he would love too. He loves to learn new things.
Its deeper than just an uppercut. Watch luke thomas‘ breakdown of the fight. The hand fighting was key
Fixing truck tires from 12 to 16 /17 ...
Watch all the new generation applying at local tire shops
trynna acquire that “strength” 😂
Exactly waking up at 5, fixing tires till 8 or 9, then getting paid in pocket change, getting black out drunk as a 15/16 year old then repeating this whole thing
@@tucsonmauiAnd resign after 1 day of work
@@ptrgr72at lunch time they are done 😂
@@socratese5 haha, even better
Alex “touch of death” Pereira
🔥🗿🫴🏽🫴🏽🪄 🫨 ☠️ 🔥
What's also amazing is that Alex broke both the punching record at the P.I and the kicking record at Karate Kombat. Truly something impressive.
Dang, didn’t know about the kicking record, he’s a beast!! 🗿
He had boxing gloves on but ok
Pereira's power is similar to Topuria's in MMA. They both have a type of "kinetic" intelligence that makes punching hard totally intuitive. An especially keen awareness of your own weight and center of mass. It's like an extra sense of balance and equilibrium.
Also Pereira's kicking technique is not wrong, it's not even weird! It's Masato style! Search "Artur Kyshenko Masato Low Kicks" and you will see the method.
Brutal!! Such a light "looking" tap to the chin but simply leveled him. Precision, speed, AND power were really combined in that moment to finish it so fast and so effortlessly.
didnt hit the chin but still
It's not "half uppercut half hook" it's just a shovel hook to the head. Ideal position for this punch (unlike an outside hook) is your normal punching stance. I really recommend buying Jack Dempsey's book Championship fighting: Explosive Punching and Aggressive Defence. If you want more power in your punches... It's the perfect guide. And you can get a free pdf version of the book if you don't want to buy it. Seriously recommend it.
Half uppercut half hook is a pretty accurate way to describe a shovel hook, and Gabriel also did call it a shovel hook. So I feel you’re kind of splitting hairs here.
@@therainman7777 it's not the same mechanics as an uppercut at all. The angle is halfway between your normal hooks and uppercuts but the way you throw the punch is totally different. On an uppercut you sway the hips (upwards surge) and pull the shoulders back (shoulder whirl) which allows the punch to travel almost straight up. The ideal stance of which is both feet on an even line. Whereas with a shovel hook you do a hip hunch and you whirl your shoulders and throw the punch with a 45° angle on the fist. Interestingly, the ideal stance for this is normal punching position. So it's just a pure hook, you don't use the movements unique to the uppercut. Think of it as an "inside hook", and what you'd call a normal hook as an "outside hook". The outside hook's ideal stance is the same as the uppercut, feet on an even line.
A big reason why modern punching teaches the use of the two big knuckles is to prevent a boxer’s fracture. The fifth metacarpal bone is smaller than the others so even though you might be able to generate more force throught the alignment with the Ulna, you’re also more likely to break your hand. Maybe what allows Pereira to punch as hard as he does while landing with his pinky knuckle is that he has very thick bones in addition to having very strong hands. So he gets to punch in the theoretically harder way without the drawback.
@@bigheadrhino yes, using the 2 large knuckles is inefficient force wise, the powerline (as in Dempsey's book) is from the shoulder straight into the pinky knuckle. However, you get almost all of that power in the second knuckle (ring finger knuckle) and this produces 3 knuckle contact (sometimes even 4 knuckle contact). This has the benefit of more force output and spreads the force over more knuckles reducing injuries. It's also the natural position of your hands to punch, no need to articulate the wrists for proper bone alignment.
@@obi501 hmm, I feel like it’s such a major trade off though. The bottom three are smaller and don’t get as much bracing aupport from the thumb. Smaller surface area might have less concussive force but it has more concentrated force so you’re probably more likely to cause fractures and cuts, and you can do more damage with less force. It’s getting hit with a hammer vs getting hit with a mallet. Still worth exploring though punching with the last three definitely feels more natural… it’s gonna take some conditioning though.
Genetics…we can all replicate it but not have the same results.
Did you not hear him say that at the start of the video or you just want to chip in genius
for me, Jamal dropping the right hand is also a reaction of Pereiras hand control and hand play
youre a legend gabriel
From another angle in slow-mo you can see that Alex actually deflected Jahamal’s left cross with his right hand!
Absolutely fascinating breakdown. Loved it and learned a lot. Thank you 🤙🏻
He was working in a tire shop since he was 13. This is a hell of a workout honestly.
It's been my experience that men who grow up doing repetitive hard labor, develop a thicker bone and muscle mass..And hit much harder..
I have been waiting for this thank you for offering this analysis. He is my favorite fighter at the moment and in my humble opinion the best Combat athlete of all times
yes sir
Even Periera's body jab made a loud thud.
Pereira is that guy from "street fighter" guys stories who's knocking out people with one punch🤣🤣
Great insight and knowledge Gabriel! Thank you for all that you do for us.🙏🏽
Hey Gabriel can you please make a video as to why he changed his style of fighting? If you see his early kickboxing in amateurs and pro days and even in boxing it his style was completely different. Hands up high kicks turning with his hips with more power. He looked more like your typical kickboxer but then everything changed in his fight before getting his first glory belt. Why do you think he changed his style to a more unsafe style?
He starts training at 22 years old. He was a beginner improving that time😂😂
That doesn't make sense since his technique was "better" more orthodox earlier 😂@@henriquerodrigues1692
probably realized that keeping himself in that low more unsafe position helps him generate more power and get those punches to connect easier
Great break down. The touch you had on some movements that can be used to get into space better while controlling power and speed is great not much people can see that.
I was asking myself if this can be recreated. Looking forward to this breakdown
You can get closer to it but, genetics are genetics :D
“9/10 don’t happen”
😂
I think Alex KO Jamaha 10/10
9/10 don't happen that fast and with only 1 real power punch thrown.
@@GabrielVargaOfficial I think I got it wrong.
My bad.
Nice video by the way.
if you noticed Alex uses the same technique, Jamal Hill used few seconds before stepping on Alex foot, and then punching him after the hand Parry.
Alex then put him to the corner waits for the perfect time throws a shot after Jamal throws his, Alex slips and steps on hills toe and then throws his left hand same technique Hill used couple of seconds before,
Hills disadvantage, he was behind the black line against the cage so he has nowhere to go but to come forward, Alex used Hill tenchiq to knock him down. What a performance, adjusted so quick.
#Peace #Love #Respect
That is a sad story, but Alex spent his childhood and young adulthood working on a tire shop. Have you ever tried to spend like 2 hours removing, pulling, putting back and fixing rubber from tires? Your arms will start to burn very quickly. Now imagine doing that since you are child everyday, all day. You will just be built differently, your inner muscles, tendons, etc would be much stronger than a regular human being. Again, that is unfortunate that he had to go through that kind of experience before adulthood.
💯
Yeah I don’t buy this explanation at all. People say the same thing about Francis Ngannou having worked in a sand mine since he was 13, and that was what made him so strong. It’s total nonsense if you stop to think about it for a moment: in the countries where these guys come from, where poverty is rampant and job opportunities are scarce, there will be countless young men working those jobs from the age of 12 or 13, or even younger. Are all those men world champions? Are all of them even freakishly strong? No, not at all. Working these kinds of jobs can build up your cardio and physical durability, sure. And definitely your mental toughness. But shoveling sand or working with tires is not how you develop exceptional strength, let alone punching power. Any kinesiologist will tell you this. It also doesn’t account for guys like Deontay Wilder, or Mike Tyson for that matter, who also have insane punching power and never worked any such job. The two things are not related. It just makes for a cool sounding explanation, which is why everyone repeats it.
@therainman7777 your comment is probably one of the most stupid ones I have seen in a while. Of course not all of them are champions, but the likelihood of having one fighter with dense tissues and raw power if you sample from such a sample (of people who had to go through intense manual labor as a child) will be much higher. It is called conditional probability. Of course Alex and Fracis backgrounds don't imply that everyone with similar background will be equally successful, but explains why they in particular are stronger in comparison to their peers who came from different backgrounds
@@douglasdbs7139 My comment wasn’t stupid at all. You’re just ignoring half of what I said and then using that to prop up a claim about conditional probability. The other half of what I said involved giving negative examples-I specifically mentioned Wilder and Tyson, but there are dozens and dozens more. There are two conditions involved here: 1) being a professional fighter, and 2) having worked in a physically demanding job. The outcome variable is having or not having insane KO power. Since you think you know so much about conditional probability, why don’t you try working out how Bayes’ theorem applies in this context. If you do, you’ll see that what I wrote makes perfect sense.
@@therainman7777 It was stupid, why would all the people who do manual labor become world champions if thye're not even planning to become professional fighters or have the opportunity to become one. Whats the correlation between manual labor and combat sports? 😂
Wonderful analysis
Pereira's hook reminds me of a cleaner version of Razor Ruddock's "The Smash". They're similar except Pereira's looks tighter and faster.
He is a man that is big with great technique and amazing striker. Every man in 205 has power but he is better at landing his power shots better than other fighters because he is a great striker.
It's about the whipping motion for long guys, Adesanya does the same thing with hooks, he lean backwards and swings from his back pocket
I think Alex has some of that Tommy Hearns lean and long limbed power plus great bone density.
Hand strength exercises roll up a towel through it over a pull up bar and do pull ups holding onto the ends of the towel
A video course on fighter conditioning/running and power/speed development would be great.
This video was very useful for me Gabriel because my coach told me to work on my strength when punching and kicking to increase power in my shots to hurt somebody so that I am ready for my first Kickboxing fight which is on the 11th of May and I have been utilizing the hand tool to strengthen my fist I have tried the Golovkin drill and it is very useful in my opinion but I find that squishing the hand tool works much better for me Gabriel overall a very useful and a very helpful video!
You can definitely gain greater power. It's all about technique and neuroadaptation. Power comes from the brain sending signals to the muscles to perform specific actions. The faster and more frequent these signals are, the more energy can be generated in a short period of time. For example, when shadowboxing with dumbells, you must exert more force than when doing so without them. This trains our brains to generate more power whenever we throw a punch. Smashing tyres with a sledgehammer is one of the best exercises to build this kind of power.
Awesome breakdown. I can appreciate this thunder match even more now.
Even though he might not have full education. But Alex speaks like a genuinely wise man.
There may be one more factor: when you use brass knuckles you cause more damage because they are hard and with the extra mass you have more momentum. Poatã's hands are disproportionately large, more momentum with the same speed.
You should take a look at Gerovanta Davis he is a small 5'5" boxer with incredible knock out power, maybe there might be a common denominator with these guys!
Good point on Alex faking his right hand b4 unleashing his left hook. This caused hill to miss his left cross i think.
I think he worked in a tire garage when he was having alcohol problems at the same time, also all the archery he does makes physiological changes that would help him
Alex has that power in all his strikes!
Right Leg, Hospital - Left Leg, Cemetery...
Cro Cop's assets...
But the left hook of Pereira... Oof...!
"leg kick hospital, left hook cemetery"
Right hook hospital, left hook cemetery.
Thanks for the breakdown!
btw is your feet toe ok?
Every body doubted CHAMMA!
I believe having strong forearms and hard living helps. Look at Dairy farmers for example,those guys tend to be strong as hell.
I guess Steven is a good teacher? 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪
Yeah right?! I bet it's that special punch he taught him off camera! If this isn't proof, I don't know what is ! 😂
No joke. He weighed 232 pounds (6'4") the next day after his 205 weigh-in. I always think of these lengthy power hitters like Pereira and Deontay Wilder to like an MLB pitcher like Aroldis Chapman (6'4") who threw 106mph fastball. Genetic freaks with very long wingspan and fast twitch muscles. Technique always matter but the genetics matter just as much. His ability to cut weight is insane too.
Gabriel even broke his pinkie for the video, just like Pereira. A true method youtuber.
😂😂😂
The guys frame
Is massive having a big frame, big bones and tendons and carrying your weight that way vs puffy blown up muscle makes a huge difference. He also cuts MASSIVE weight
Alex headed for A Tripple Champ
I miss when sport science was a thing, his left hook would be perfect for an episode
Ive said it many times look at the size of his hands and knuckles along with his frame being lanky and athletic is a dangerous combination.
Hey great breakdown and video! What about when Poatan steppen in, his foot was on top of Hill's foot just as he delivered that KO. Is this a technique ir just coincidental??? Any thoughts???
Gabriel, Alex pulled Hill's right hand out of position so he couldn't block it. Classic hand battle strategy. But you are right that power is something else... not since Tyson in the 80s
I think it's a lot about bone size and leverage with him.
Looks to me that Pereira hit Hill with his entire body weight. Loose arm, perfect posture, the timing and slide forward. Like getting hit by a truck
The glory belt is sick. Anywhere you can get ahold of one of those for the room?
HE IS STEPPING RIGHT ON JAMALS FOOT WHEN HE THROWS THE HOOK/uppercut 6:50
Would any of you recommend building your fight style around your power (when you have this natural power)
Be realistic. but still keep improving. Try hard, And heres the kicker. Improving and improving greatly is in the realm of realistic growth. Love how you talked about it, you either have a lot or you don't but that doesn't mean you cant or shouldn't try.
Mechanical advantage i believe is what your talking about
I can guess his butt have something to do with his insane power, the way he hits is ,as you said, "wrong" but tremendously effective...
Vettori's chin vs Pereira's lead hook
Also, his hands are fucking MASSIVE
his power that is being generated without telegraphing it is very impressive how does he do that?
Genetics
There's a video called "Biomechanics of Alex Pereira Explained" or something like that. Watch it, the guy's channel is quite interesting.
Momentum eual speed and mass. He has bigger than normal fist
Would you consider your hands small? I feel that sometimes I can hit hard, but my hands aren't tough enough to take the impact
Dear Lord, please make Pierra vs Ngannou happen.
Muito bom.
Good vid
can there be a black rug or something on the ground?" theres so much empty space.
Alex “time to take a nap” Pereira 🗿🏹
Going 8n, hope your a fan of his
Anybody can get power, it just comes at a price. Pereira has already been knocked out, you haven't. Risk & reward play a great role.
alex grabbed his right hand then pulled down then threw his left shovel hook
Ha this dude is a world champion kick boxer and he is even impressed by Pereria
Genetics, you get it or you don't.
There are also many people that have such genetics but they never trained and never discovered their gifts
@@TristanSunewilder , garcia. Not to say they dont train but the power those two have is what many boxers don't have.
and in several clips, his arm is bent when he delivers that ko punch
The arm is supposed to be bent when you throw a hook that’s like in the definition of the strike
@@DKRYMMA not talking about the hook only
WHAT ABOUT LEEVERAGE? I NOtice tall guys have excellent leverage on uppercuts and hooks. If you look hes like a head taller than a ton of his opponents.
Pereira said once in some podcast that hitting tires since 12 yo made his arms muscles kindda locked... He cant fully extend his arms. His tendons probably are two times thicker than avarege
Its genétics, weight and tecnique, you can strength your tendons from lifting that doesnt make you a good puncher
Gabriel, the punch he threw I thought was a shovel hook, is it not?
Can someone just ignore Pereira bodyshots just to focus on head defense?
How do i find out if i can punch hard? I can‘t just try to knock my opponents in sparring
You would know
Its definitely in the technique and I've perfected it. I love the fact y'all think its "god given".
Honestly I do think it was all a result of an excellent fight strategy. The hand game, the footwork in open stance… Alex is a pretty smart guy. Look at his focus.
I don’t believe that genetics is the key factor here
I liked Thompson’s breakdown of his fight
Imagine getting hit much harder than Francis Ngannou throws right to the face 😱
would you train with alex pereira?
It’s genetics 🧬
bro even copied the pinky injury to give the full explanation
Nobody's mentioning his training with Steven Seagal... 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
No no. Its not his power accordingly to dc and sonnen. It's because hill was distracted by the foul he committed. Hill would have won if he didn't foul
It's funny everyone saw the openings for Alex to exploit on Jamahal mainly he's very susceptible to the left hook and Alex will put him out ..everyone but the so called experts on ESPN and the biased fighters..they clearly did 0 research idk why those are the best brains for the sport ..as our guy b shawaab used to say..kinda sad and now they're all making excuses for him like they weren't once fighters it's odd
Steven seagal taught him that😂😁👌👍