The fighter wasn’t only defeated at the event, but also came in one pound over the welterweight weight limit.
Pereira would issue a statement on the loss and weight miss via Instagram:
Here is what Pereira wrote, provided by MMA Fighting:
“Guys, many bad things happened. I got tired but not because of the things I did, but for the huge weight cut I had. I cut 17.5kg (38.5 pounds) by myself, with no on else (to help), and dealing with the stress of helping with my cornerman’s visa who wasn’t there. Everyone else had someone to help, I was alone there. It’s not an excuse, but I know I’m a fighter that grows as rounds goes by, but I got tired since my body shut down in the beginning of the second round. I fight for you guys, to put on a show or you. Let’s support more and criticize less. I fight this way to make UFC more fun. Fighters today only think about winning and put on boring fights, and that’s why MMA is decreasing so much. I want to make my fans happy by watching my fights, but this time things happened and led to my defeat. I lost to myself. I will be back to do it even better. You’ll see I have cardio to fight three rounds no problem.”
There is no word at this time as to when Pereira will return to action, but the fighter is now 1-1-0 under the UFC banner (23-10-0-2NC overall).
