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Alex Pereira Reveals Truth About Injuries

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“It definitely was not my best performance," Pereira said through his translator and longtime coach, Plinio Cruz.
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"I'm not trying to take credit away from Ankalaev," Pereira said on "The Ariel Helwani Show" through an interpreter.

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