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Max Holloway once said he believes UFC light heavyweight kingpin Alex Pereira should be announced as 'The One, The Only' by Bruce Buffer before fights. MMA fans have now reacted to his proposition.
Conor McGregor and Jon Jones are the only UFC fighters to have a special introduction from Buffer. Ahead of UFC 303, Holloway did a live stream where he talked about how 'Poatan' similarly deserves to be announced as 'The One, The Only' for accepting short-notice fights and saving pay-per-views. In the stream, 'Blessed' said:
"I think Bruce Buffer should announce Alex Pereira as 'The One, The Only'. He's one of the men that deserve it." [H/t: ESPN MMA]
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ESPN MMA recently shared Holloway’s previous remarks in an Instagram post, captioned:
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"Should Alex Pereira become the third fighter in UFC history to be announced as the ‘The One, The Only’ by Bruce Buffer at #UFC313? 🎙️ Max Holloway gave his case as to why ahead of Pereira’s rematch against Prochazka last year. [via @blessedmma @brucebufferufc h/t @champ.rds]"
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The post caught the attention of several fans. One commented:
"Considering his current star power, imo he deserves it"
Another fan agreed with 'Blessed’s' proposition by commenting:
"Yessir The One, The Only Alex “Chama” Pereira 🔥💯"
One fan wrote:
"Nahhhhh"
Check out a few more reactions below:
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When Max Holloway took inspiration from Alex Pereira's loss
At UFC 308, Max Holloway was knocked out and finished by Ilia Topuria. It was the first time that 'Blessed', known for having one of the toughest chins in UFC history and regarded as one of the greatest boxers in the sport, suffered a knockout loss.
After the fight, in a video uploaded to his YouTube channel, Holloway revealed to his followers that he would bounce back similarly to how Alex Pereira did after suffering a knockout loss at the hands of Israel Adesanya at UFC 287.
'Blessed' said:
"We saw Alex Pereira get finished right? Next fight he fought for a #1 contender spot, [then he] fought for the title and he's on a spectacular title run. Let's mimic him. Let's do it. I get inspiration in that. He's a beast."
Check out Max Holloway's comments below:
