Alice
Pereira went to therapy after a setback in her
UFC debut. 

Pereira (7-1) took on Hailey
Cowan (7-5) in a bantamweight clash at
UFC Fight Night 272 in Las Vegas. “Golden Girl” shut Cowan’s
lights out with a flush flying knee late in the second round. The
20-year-old says her first win inside the Octagon feels like
earning an A in her school test. 

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Pereira was undefeated going into her UFC debut against Montserrat
Rendon at Noche UFC last year. Pereira suffered her lone
professional loss against Rendon via a hard-fought split decision.
Pereria recently revealed that he went to therapy to figure out
what she was lacking that had led to the loss. However, as therapy
progressed, Pereira realized that she already had the necessary
skillset to win. Pereira says it is her renewed self-belief that
led to her first UFC win on Saturday.

Finding Self Belief

  “After my last fight, I started seeing a therapist,” Pereira
said in a post-fight interview with the UFC. “I wanted to know why
I didn’t win my UFC debut, what I was missing, what did I have to
do to improve and start getting wins. She asked me, ‘What do you
think is missing?’ And I didn’t know what to say. I always pushed
myself so hard, I always did my best. And as therapy went on, I
found out that nothing was missing. I had the power, I had the
confidence, I had the level, I just needed to believe in myself. So
I think I’m here today with the win because I was able to believe
in myself and my skills.” 

IMAK ADMIN

By IMAK ADMIN

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