The day after recording a video for his channel criticizing
Herb
Dean’s refereeing in his
UFC White House fight with Ciryl Gane,
Alex
Pereira spoke with fellow Brazilian Renato „Moicano“ on his YouTube channel.
In a nearly 30-minute conversation, Poatan reacted to the video
posted by Dean explaining exactly where the area where strikes are
prohibited is located, clarifying his decision.
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„This video is a joke. The guy puts a coin and says here you can’t
hit, but there’s an area around it where you put a limit. The fact
is that if he signaled during the fight, my opponent would
certainly think about the possibility of the fight being stopped
there,“ said Pereira, reiterating his desire to see the referee
penalized. „Something needs to happen. Dana doesn’t fire fighters,
why not referees?”
No More Dean
The Brazilian did not mention appealing to the athletic commission
to change the fight result to no contest, but made it clear that he
will no longer accept having a fight refereed by Herb Dean under
any circumstances.
“My dream was never to feel hungry. I achieved much more by
securing a peaceful future for my children and my family,” Pereira
said. “I don’t know how the refereeing of a fight is defined, but
if in my next fight the commission insists that it has to be him, I
won’t fight anymore, period. Thank God I am very happy with
everything I have already achieved.”
Asked by “Moicano” if he felt any effects from the concussion the
night after the fight, “Poatan” revealed that he had head exams on
Tuesday and is now awaiting the results confirming that everything
is OK.
“I didnt feel any different symptoms in my head except for the
normal local pain due to the blows. When the exam results come, if
everything is OK, I will make myself available to the
UFC for the rematch. My focus now is 100% on the heavyweight
division. Actually my focus is the belt, but whatever the UFC
decides, I will be ready.”