Michel Pereira suffered his first loss since joining the UFC on Saturday night’s card in Vancouver, Canada, losing a decision to short-notice replacement Tristan Connelly.
“Demolidor”, who missed weight by one pound for the welterweight affair, has received criticism online for doing backflips and unorthodox moves even before the actual fight started and then getting tired before the final round.
A day after the defeat that dropped him to 23-10 in MMA, Pereira released a statement in Portuguese on his social media and explained that he missed weight because his cornerman wasn’t able to get to Vancouver in time to help him due to visa issues.