"Were takedowns not allowed?" - Fans react to footage of Alex Pereira sparring with member of award-winning 'The Fighting Nerds' gym 

JniThe internet finally took notice of Alex Pereira working with another UFC fighter at the Fighting Nerds gym. Many in the MMA community are excited to see Pereira collaborate with the award-winning gym, which created a reputation for itself last year.

The person in question is Caio Borralho, who recently sparred with Pereira at the Fighting Nerds' gym in Brazil. 'Poatan' took to social media and shared their training clip.

Check out the post below:

Fans soon rushed to the comments section to share their reactions.

One fan wrote:

''Were takedowns not allowed?''

Another one stated:

''Poatan us si intelligent while sparing he know how to prepare while not hitting''

Other fans wrote:

''In retrospect this fight would have been fireworks at 185''

''Meanwhile Bo Nickal is fantazing about lofty match mw ups prospects like Caio are putting in work''

Check out more reactions below:

Fan reactions [Screenshots courtesy: @ChampRDS on X]

Notably, Fighting Nerds earned MMA Junkie's 2024 Gym of the Year award. It has some fascinating competitors such as Carlos Prates, Jean Silva, and Mauricio Ruffy, as well as Borralho, all of whom went undefeated last year and emerged as top contenders in their respective division. The gym is known for its signature black-framed glasses, which are worn by fighters, coaches, and even cornermen. The black-framed Fighting Nerds spectacles were also worn by UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones, Elon Musk, and Joe Rogan in the past.

Speaking of Borralho, he is 7-0 in the promotion and is currently ranked 6th in the middleweight division. In his recent octagon outing at UFC Vegas 96, the Brazilian secured an unanimous decision victory against Jared Cannonier.

Meanwhile, Pereira knocked out Khalil Rountree Jr. at UFC 307, successfully defending his light heavyweight title for the third time in 2024.

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Jan Blachowicz believes Jon Jones is eyeing for a matchup with Alex Pereira

Jon Jones has repeatedly disregarded interim champion Tom Aspinall and expressed his desire for a superfight with Alex Pereira. In addition, Pereira has hinted at a fight with Jones in his quest to become a three-division champion.

In a recent interview with MMA Fighting, former champion Jan Blachowicz claimed that Jones might be inclined to face Pereira rather than Aspinall, saying:

''I think Jones believes he can fight against Pereira, take him down, control him, maybe something like this. With Aspinall, it would be not so easy. [Jones might want] to fight against Pereira, not lose and maybe finish the career. I don't know. You need to ask him, not me!"

Check out Jan Blachowicz's comments below (12:21):