Bummed.
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) two-division champion Alex Pereira had his dream of becoming a three-division champion crushed when multi-time Heavyweight ****** le challenger Ciryl Gane stopped him in the second round to win the interim Heavyweight ****** le last night (Sun., June 14, 2026) at UFC Freedom 250 live on Paramount+ on the South Lawn in Washington, D.C (watch highlights).
And longtime rival-turned-friend Israel Adesanya was locked into the co-main event.
Like a lot of “Poatan” fans, he ended up being pretty disappointed.
“Ciryl is no slouch, but f—k,” Adesanya said. “Dare to be great, [Pereira] is a one-of-one. He’s a great. You can’t fault him.”
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) two-division champion Alex Pereira had his dream of becoming a three-division champion crushed when multi-time Heavyweight ****** le challenger Ciryl Gane stopped him in the second round to win the interim Heavyweight ****** le last night (Sun., June 14, 2026) at UFC Freedom 250 live on Paramount+ on the South Lawn in Washington, D.C (watch highlights).
And longtime rival-turned-friend Israel Adesanya was locked into the co-main event.
Like a lot of “Poatan” fans, he ended up being pretty disappointed.
“Ciryl is no slouch, but f—k,” Adesanya said. “Dare to be great, [Pereira] is a one-of-one. He’s a great. You can’t fault him.”
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