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Alex Pereira Trains With Cain Velasquez as He Prepares for UFC 335 Heavyweight Clash

Cain Velasquez helps Alex Pereira work around body locks in latest training footage ahead of the Brazilian's showdown with Sergei Pavlovich.
Alex Pereira Trains With Cain Velasquez as He Prepares for UFC 335 Heavyweight Clash

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Alex Pereira Trains With Cain Velasquez as He Prepares for UFC 335 Heavyweight Clash

Wed, October 14, 2026 at 5:59 AM UTC·

Video: Cain Velasquez teaches Alex Pereira wrestling ahead of UFC 335

Former UFC champ Cain Velasquez released footage of him working with Alex Pereira.

Alex Pereira challenges Valter Walker to spar, offers purse-sized reward

Alex Pereira has fired back at Valter Walker after the submission specialist questioned how “Poatan” would fare against Sergei Pavlovich.

Daniel Cormier denies Alex Pereira's UFC claim, hopes friendship survives

Daniel Cormier doesn’t want any bitterness in his relationship with fellow former Ultimate Fighting Championship two-division titleholder Alex Pereira.

Daniel Cormier responds to Alex Pereira: ‘I was not told by the UFC to promote’ Ciryl Gane vs. Josh Hokit

Daniel Cormier responds to Alex Pereira throwing shade at him.

Daniel Cormier Reveals His Side of the Story After Alex Pereira’s UFC 334 Accusations

Daniel Cormier sent a detailed reply to Alex Pereira over claims of propaganda and alleged support for Ciryl Gane vs. Josh Hokit at UFC 334.

Alex Pereira accuses UFC of manufacturing support for Gane-Hokit

Alex Pereira believes the Ultimate Fighting Championship uses Daniel Cormier and other influential figures to promote certain matchups.

Michael Bisping: What Alex Pereira said about UFC 334 headliner is 'crazy'

The way Michael Bisping sees it, Alex Pereira is probably just salty about his loss to Ciryl Gane.

Daniel Cormier: Alex Pereira 'misguided' to believe UFC made me push for Gane vs. Hokit

Alex Pereira believes Daniel Cormier was influenced by the UFC to campaign for Ciryl Gane vs. Josh Hokit. But was he?

Alex Pereira’s ‘paranoid’ conspiracy refuted by Dana White, Daniel Cormier

Dana White and Daniel Cormier have both responded to Alex Pereira’s UFC conspiracy.

Daniel Cormier Claps Back at Alex Pereira Over Conspiracy Theory

UFC commentator Daniel Cormier clapped back at Alex Pereira after suggesting the company told him to promote another heavyweight title bout.According to Pereira, Cormier was told by the UFC to promote a UFC heavyweight title bout between champion Ciryl Gane and challenger Josh Hokit at UFC 334.But according to Cormier, that’s simply not the case.Daniel […] The post Daniel Cormier Claps Back at Alex Pereira Over Conspiracy Theory appeared first on HEAVY.

Alex Pereira says UFC used ‘influencers’ like Daniel Cormier to push for Ciryl Gane vs. Josh Hokit: ‘It was all kind of manipulated’

Alex Pereira co-headlines UFC 335 against Sergei Pavlovich

Alex Pereira Accuses UFC and Daniel Cormier of Manipulating Public Opinion Ahead of Ciryl Gane vs. Josh Hokit

Alex Pereira is still unhappy about missing on a title opportunity and now has a theory about how Ciryl Gane vs. Josh Hokit got the green light.

Alex Pereira accuses UFC of ‘manipulation’ to book Ciryl Gane vs. Josh Hokit

Alex Pereira is continuing to complain about Josh Hokit getting to fight Ciryl Gane for the undisputed heavyweight title at UFC 334 in November. Pereira has made a career off being the stoic stonefaced assassin who barely says anything, and maybe he should consider going back to that as this new whiny “Poatan” isn’t winning […]

Alex Pereira Criticizes Daniel Cormier for Pushing Gane vs. Hokit

UFC superstar Alex Pereira criticized UFC commentator Daniel Cormier for pushing for Ciryl Gane to fight Josh Hokit next instead of him.Gane defeated Pereira at UFC Freedom 250 in June to win the interim UFC heavyweight title, but the bout featured several fouls by Gane that led to Pereira openly complaining about referee Herb Dean’s […] The post Alex Pereira Criticizes Daniel Cormier for Pushing Gane vs. Hokit appeared first on HEAVY.

Dana White takes umbrage with Alex Pereira's accusation against Daniel Cormier

Dana White is adamant that he doesn't even try to influence anyone's opinion, especially his UFC commentators.

Jon Jones: Josh Hokit very well could beat Ciryl Gane at UFC 334

Jon Jones thinks the heavyweight title could change hands at UFC 334.

Is the UFC Manipulating Public Opinion to Justify Its Matchmaking? Alex Pereira Thinks So

Alex Pereira claims the UFC and Daniel Cormier pushed Ciryl Gane vs. Josh Hokit on fans to deny him a rematch, saying "it's all kind of manipulated."

Dana White dismisses Alex Pereira’s claims against Daniel Cormier: ‘I don’t tell anybody what to say’

Dana White reacts to Alex Pereiera’s claims that the UFC had Daniel Cormier manipulate fans

Pereira's sister, Aline, misses out of UFC contract

Aline Pereira - the sister of former UFC two-division champion Alex - misses out on a UFC contract after losing on Dana White's Contender Series.

Henry Cejudo: Merab Dvalishvili 'becomes the GOAT' with UFC 333 title win

Henry Cejudo sees massive legacy stakes for Merab Dvalishvili if he wins the UFC 333 trilogy bout vs. Petr Yan.

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