{"id":361577,"date":"2026-07-06T00:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T18:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=361577"},"modified":"2026-07-06T00:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T18:32:10","slug":"alex-pereira-told-hes-damaging-his-legacy-with-continued-response-to-loss-by-legendary-referee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/06\/alex-pereira-told-hes-damaging-his-legacy-with-continued-response-to-loss-by-legendary-referee\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Pereira told he’s damaging his legacy with continued response to loss by legendary referee"},"content":{"rendered":"

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John McCarthy isn\u2019t a fan of Alex Pereira continuing to criticize Herb Dean following June 14.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pereira has repeatedly posted on social media about Dean ever since his title fight loss that took place last month on the White House.<\/p>\n

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The likes of Henry Cejudo have also called out Dean following several controversies across recent UFC events, but \u2018Poatan\u2019 has been by far probably the most consistent.<\/p>\n

While the Brazilian could also be well inside his rights to complain, this behavior is much from the personality that fans fell in love with during his ascent within the UFC.<\/p>\n

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Where did Alex Pereira go mistaken after losing his heavyweight debut?<\/h3>\n

‘Poatan’ is now in a clumsy position after leaving light heavyweight<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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John McCarthy says Alex Pereira is detracting from the stoicism that helped make him an enormous star<\/h2>\n

Alex Pereira has gone so far as to share a petition to ban Herb Dean from being a referee after believing that the referee made a fight-altering mistake on June 14.<\/p>\n

John McCarthy has defended his fellow official Dean over his decision to not penalize Ciryl Gane for landing shots to the back of the pinnacle.<\/p>\n

During a recent episode of the Weighing In<\/a> podcast, McCarthy was asked whether he thinks Pereira\u2019s response to the loss is damaging his legacy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do consider it does,\u201d the legendary referee replied.<\/p>\n

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He went on to clarify that when becoming one in every of the largest stars in the game, Pereira shared the type of stoicism that Fedor Emelianenko delivered to the table.<\/p>\n

This then led to the purpose that if the long-lasting Russian heavyweight was repeatedly posting complaints on social media, it might detract from what made him so special in the primary place.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m okay with him complaining and sitting there saying, \u2018Hey, I feel that I got fouled\u2019. Okay, that\u2019s effective,\u201d McCarthy said. \u201cTo take a seat there after which attempt to, I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s him or his people, but to do the things he\u2019s doing and to proceed on with them, it\u2019s just not who he’s. It\u2019s just not what we\u2019ve seen.\u201d<\/p>\n

While McCarthy made his return to being a referee last yr, it is very unlikely that he’ll ever be the official for any of Pereira\u2019s fights.<\/p>\n

Through the podcast episode, he responded to a fan query asking why he\u2019s not returned to the Octagon, explaining that Dana White doesn\u2019t like that he\u2019s worked for other promotions.<\/p>\n

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