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Tristar Gym Coach Firas Zahabi Believes Alex Pereira's Knockout Could Be Career-Ending

Photo: Instagram/Alex Pereira Alex Pereira 's career may be in jeopardy after being knocked out by Israel Adesanya at UFC 287, according to Tristar Gym head coach Firas Zahabi . The brutal knockout in Round 2 of their title fight rematch left Pereira unconscious and Zahabi believes the damage could be career-ending. He cited Jose Aldo 's knockout loss to Conor McGregor , which left Aldo no longer a dominant fighter, as an example. Zahabi believes that Pereira may never be the same after such a devastating loss. Prior to the knockout, Pereira had found success with his leg kicks and had even backed Adesanya against the cage. Photo: Instagram/Alex Pereira was knocked out by Israel Adesanya in round 2 of their UFC rematch. However, Adesanya caught him with a powerful counter right that started the fight-ending sequence. While Adesanya claimed he was baiting Pereira, Zahabi thinks he was in trouble before he landed the punch. Zahabi believes that getting knocked out badly like Pe...