Alex Pereira branded UFC’s greatest of all time by former champion who performs major U-Turn

“I used to hate on Alex Pereira but motherf—er’s a gangster,” Rockhold admitted. “It’s all about confidence. It’s all about balls. He has it. He f—ing has it. I’m not gonna lie. I can’t hate on the motherf***er anymore. He’s one of the GOATs. “He carries the same mindset every f—ing time. He doesn’t have a ground game, but the motherf—er’s got balls. No more hate. Alex, god bless, you’re a gangster. He’s one of the best champs of all time. Honestly, it’s impressive.” Luke Rockhold was not a big fan of Alex Pereira prior to UFC 320 Back in 2022, Rockhold’s tune on Pereira was very different. During a brief flirtation with retirement, he claimed he could be tempted back if the Brazilian ended up dethroning Israel Adesanya given that it would be a ‘free belt’. “If I get inspired, if someone inspires me to get back in it…you never know,” Rockhold told Submission Radio back in the day.