"Should’ve landed a no gloves left hook" - Fans react to Alex Pereira getting out-grappled by Dillon Danis in latest sparring session

Dillon Danis and Alex Pereira engaged in several grappling exchanges during a recent sparring session, prompting a broad range of reactions from MMA fans. Many have criticized Danis, while others have acknowledged the American's ground game.

Pereira was spotted at his coach Plinio Cruz's gym, honing his grappling skills in a training session with Danis, following the latter's light sparring with UFC content creator Nina-Marie Daniele. Full Violence took to Instagram and shared the clip.

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

One fan asked Pereira to knock out Danis, writing:

''Alex should’ve landed a no gloves left hook on him, for the people''

Another praised Danis' ground game, writing:

''As much as we hate Dillon you can’t deny the guy has good ground game''

Other fans wrote:

''The kind of training Alex needs, grappling and wrestling. Can’t wait for the flood of comments from smooth brains downplaying Danis’ BJJ''

''Alex so consistently active lately that he must me in crazy good shape and so mentally dialed in''

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Screenshots via Full Violence's post on Instagram

Notably, before his light heavyweight debut against Jan Blachowicz at UFC 291 last year, Pereira sparred with Danis, who took the Brazilian to the mat and demonstrated his wrestling abilities.

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As for the combat sports scene, Pereira competed thrice this year. In his most recent octagon appearance at UFC 307 last month, 'Poatan' took on Khalil Rountree Jr. Despite Rountree Jr.'s resilience, Pereira secured a fourth-round knockout win to make his third successful title defense.

Meanwhile, Danis competed in two MMA bouts under Bellator. In his last combat sports outing, the 31-year-old took on Logan Paul in an exhibition boxing match last year. However, he was disqualified in the sixth round.

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Jon Jones hints at a possible fight with Alex Pereira

There were reports of Alex Pereira moving up a division and having a crack at the heavyweight belt in an attempt to become the first-ever three-division champion in UFC history. However, nothing is concrete as of yet.

Jon Jones, who is preparing for his heavyweight title defense against former champion Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 on Nov. 16, recently discussed a potential fight with Pereira.

'Bones' believes that a contest against the Brazilian would be far more significant than a fight with interim champion Tom Aspinall. In an interview with Kevin Iole, Jones stated:

''I will not defend my belt against Aspinall. He has not proven anything. I'm not here to give someone else a name thanks to me, I'm here to compete for legacy fights. Someone who would be worth it for my legacy would be Alex Pereira. We are both 37 years old, we both weigh around 240 pounds and that fight would be better for my legacy,"

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