Outside Source
Pereira is widely considered among the greatest fighters in the history of MMA, judging by his accomplishments. However, Hokit believes otherwise. According to Hokit, “Poatan” has scaled the heights that he has because of stylistically favorable matchups. Hokit claims Pereira has never fought elite wrestlers. “The Incredible Hok” believes he can prove that Pereira is not the legend that he is perceived to be.
Ideal Timing
“I don’t think Pereira’s career is what everyone says it is,” Hokit said on “The Ariel Helwani Show” “The accolades, the belts, no one’s done that. But I feel like all of his matchups have been favorable matchups. He hasn’t faced anybody with my skill set or anyone with a wrestling pedigree… I want to prove that it’s not real. I feel like I have the skill set to prove that… When you become a legend, a lot of it has to do with timing. He did come into the sport at a really good time.”
Pereira (13-4) joined the UFC in 2021 and won the middleweight title against Israel Adesanya within a year. Pereira lost the title in their immediate rematch and moved up to light heavyweight. Pereira won the light heavyweight title and defended it thrice within a year before losing to Magomed Ankalaev. The Brazilian reclaimed his title by knocking out Ankalaev in 80 seconds in their rematch.
Pereira subsequently moved up to heavyweight, where he fell short in an interim title bid against Ciryl Gane earlier this month at UFC White House. Meanwhile, Hokit (10-0) knocked out Derrick Lewis on the same card. Hokit had tried to ignite an unprovoked feud against Pereira in the lead-up to the White House event.
Josh Hokit breaks down why he believes Alex Pereira is overrated:
“I don’t think Pereira’s career is what everyone says it is… I feel like all of his matchups have been favorable. He hasn’t faced anybody with my skill set or anyone with a wrestling pedigree.
I want to prove… pic.twitter.com/nHigndjy82
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) June 23, 2026
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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