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Alex Pereira, right, fights Ciryl Gane during their interim heavyweight title bout at UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, June 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

PARIS \u2014 Mixed martial arts star Alex Pereira<\/a> of Brazil has accused Frenchman Cyril Gane<\/a> of landing multiple \u201cillegal shots\u201d during their fight for the interim UFC heavyweight title at the White House<\/a> .<\/p>

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Gane finished off Pereira in the second round to win the title on Sunday after sending him stumbling with a right jab followed by a hammer fist. The referee then stopped the fight 1:27 into the round after a left to the chin.<\/p>\n

After hitting Pereira with a jab, Gane launched a brutal floor sequence that included elbows to the back of the head.<\/p>\n

Pereira said on his social media<\/a> it was difficult for him to recover from those \u201cillegal shots.\u201d<\/p>

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\u201cI believe that if it wasn\u2019t for those shots I\u2019d be in that situation, and I could have possibly recovered,\u201d he said. \u201cMaybe not, but they were very hard shots, and illegal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pereira criticized referee Herb Dean, saying he should not have been picked for their fight. Dean explained his decisions in a video<\/a> , saying \u201cthe rule we\u2019re talking about is the back of the head, and that\u2019s confusing because it\u2019s different in boxing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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AP MMA: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mixed-martial-arts<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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