At the corner of MMA and gymnastics, there's Michel Pereira.
The Brazilian welterweight took to the ground, the air and nearly every space in between last weekend in Vancouver, dazzling a UFC Fight Night crowd in a 170-pound match with Tristan Connelly.
The duel earned a "Fight of the Night" bonus at the Saturday show, with Connelly ultimately winning a decision but making a point afterward to admit just how difficult it is to deal with that elite a whirling dervish.
"You can't stop against him and you can't back up against him," he said at a post-fight news conference (via mmafighting.