Former UFC champ Luke Rockhold’s recent remarks on Alex Pereira mark a striking change in tone from his earlier criticisms.
Speaking to TMZ Sports in Los Angeles shortly after Pereira’s victory over Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 320, Rockhold admitted that he once “used to hate on Alex Pereira,” but stopped short of repeating that stance once he witnessed Pereira’s performance firsthand. He described Pereira as “a gangster” whose confidence and fearlessness inside the Octagon earned Rockhold’s respect.
“I used to hate on Alex Pereira, but the motherf***er is a gangster.