Alex Pereira's stopover at ‘rival team's’ facility following Israel Adesanya’s encounter with the Warriors breaks MMA Twitter

Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira's bitter rivalry appears far from over after the Brazilian was pictured with the rivals of Adesanya's rugby team.The Nigerian-New Zealander finally conquered his boogeyman when he KO'd 'Poatan' in the second round at UFC 287. The win for 'The Last Stylebender' not only earned him his middleweight title back, it also meant the pair are 1-1 under the UFC banner.A trilogy bout is expected between the two but is currently on the back burner after it was confirmed that Pereira will make his light heavyweight debut in his next fight. Despite that, 'Poatan' has continued to fuel the fire of his beef with Adesanya.Most recently, Alex Pereira opted to turn up at the Melbourne Storm, the rugby team who are the direct rivals of the New Zealand Warriors, with whom Adesanya took part in a special training session just days earlier.UFC lightweight Terrance McKinney tweeted:&quot;Izzy workin with a rugby team and Pereira shows up at their rivals&quot;Terrance McKinney@twrecks155You can’t make this up Izzy workin with a rugby team and Pereira shows up at their rivals ☠️ ☠️4162178You can’t make this up 😂Izzy workin with a rugby team and Pereira shows up at their rivals ☠️ ☠️ https://t.co/04vvUkHmDd'T-Wrecks' added:Terrance McKinney@twrecks155This is gonna be a great rivalry but he’s def living up to the meme 60510This is gonna be a great rivalry but he’s def living up to the meme 😂 https://t.co/WEaLLoOpFSMMA fans have been losing their minds over Pereira's actions, with one fan claiming that they &quot;aspire&quot; to be a hater like the Brazilian.&quot;I aspire to be as much of a hater as Poatan&quot;Last Emperor Jon@LastEmperorJon@twrecks155 I aspire to be as much of a hater as Poatan6@twrecks155 I aspire to be as much of a hater as PoatanAnother fan found it hilarious that Alex Pereira likely doesn't even follow rugby and is only there to get under Adesanya's skin.&quot;Pereira doesn't even follow the NRL he's just there because of Izzy&quot;That Guy@mma_casual_nz@twrecks155 Pereira doesn't even follow the NRL he's just there because of izzy 🤣42@twrecks155 Pereira doesn't even follow the NRL he's just there because of izzy 🤣Check out more fan reactions below:Ed💫@HeHisHimEd@twrecks155 He's is the undisputed UFC troll by a mile 🤣 I can't hate him for this level of trolling 🤣1@twrecks155 He's is the undisputed UFC troll by a mile 🤣 I can't hate him for this level of trolling 🤣Haphazardness@ban74167468@twrecks155 @twrecks155 😂😂Condor McFlavor@CondorMcFlavor@twrecks155 Honestly this is just building up a fight and that's what Dana loves. Wish we see the reward because the guy doesn't stop promoting@twrecks155 Honestly this is just building up a fight and that's what Dana loves. Wish we see the reward because the guy doesn't stop promoting🙂@TrueThibz@twrecks155 Bananas@twrecks155 BananasFredo@AintFredoYou@twrecks155 Bros on him like a blue shell in Mario kart1@twrecks155 Bros on him like a blue shell in Mario kartKambo@KamDamn_574@twrecks155 This has got to be a joke haha@twrecks155 This has got to be a joke hahasmack@SMunir44@twrecks155 Biggest hater@twrecks155 Biggest haterAlexTheAug@AlexTheAug@twrecks155 Periera doing the most for someone who just got flatlined, he’s becoming the new king of cringe25@twrecks155 Periera doing the most for someone who just got flatlined, he’s becoming the new king of cringe🇨🇲@RONlNx@twrecks155 trying to stay relevant now that he choked2@twrecks155 trying to stay relevant now that he chokedThurman Murman@SirJosephDirt1@twrecks155 Looks Izzy's living in perieras head4@twrecks155 Looks Izzy's living in perieras headArcz@zrkAmia@twrecks155 Pereira petty asf for this, but can you blame him? My man adesanya has practiced his voice so much, he can perfectly replicate pereira, Brazilian accent and all, and the mfer does not speak Portuguese lmao4@twrecks155 Pereira petty asf for this, but can you blame him? My man adesanya has practiced his voice so much, he can perfectly replicate pereira, Brazilian accent and all, and the mfer does not speak Portuguese lmaoFormer UFC fighter weighs in on Alex Pereira's chances at light heavyweightFollowing his KO loss to Israel Adesanya last month, Alex Pereira has opted to move up to light heavyweight in order to avoid his monumental weight cut to make 185lbs.Standing in his way at UFC 291 is former champion Jan Blachowicz. The Polish fighter is a former champion and like Pereira, holds a victory in the octagon over Adesanya. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostWeighing in on the upcoming bout was former fighter Josh Thomson. According to 'The Punk', fans may see an entirely different version of 'Poatan' since he won't be drained from a weight cut:&quot;The size. I wonder how much he's gonna be able to put back on cause now he doesn't worry about cutting all the weight. I mean, he still has to cut weight, obviously. He's a huge, huge [1]85-pounder; he's still gonna be cutting weight to make 205[lbs]... He's gonna be basically fighting at his walkaround weight.&quot; [35:58 - 36:20]Catch Thomson's comments here:

No Results Found