{"id":21729,"date":"2025-07-25T00:00:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T00:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/21729\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T00:00:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T00:00:09","slug":"michel-pereira-determined-to-finish-and-kill-vs-marco-tulio-at-ufc-fight-night-257","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/21729\/","title":{"rendered":"Michel Pereira determined to ‘finish and kill’ vs. Marco Tulio at UFC Fight Night 257"},"content":{"rendered":"

LAS VEGAS \u2013\u00a0Michel Pereira has worked on his English and his fighting skills ahead of his UFC Fight Night 257<\/a> showdown with Marco Tulio.<\/p>\n

Now a full-time resident in Nevada and training at Xtreme Couture, Pereira (30-13 MMA, 9-4 UFC) is pursuing growth in all areas of life as he prepares to step back in the octagon with Tulio (14-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) for a middleweight bout on the Aug. 23 card at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai (ESPN+<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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“I’m very excited for this fight,” Pereira told MMA Junkie Radio in English. “I train every day. I eat good. I’m very strong. My training is good and I’m very excited.”<\/p>\n

After going on an eight-fight winning streak under the UFC banner, Pereira has now lost consecutive fights against Anthony Hernandez and Abus Magomedov where his grappling defense was exposed.<\/p>\n

He’s worked diligently to shore up his holes, and as such made some shifts. Excitement is in his DNA, though, and Pereira said he’s not going to show up fighting with a different identity.<\/p>\n

“I think my plan is different than last fight,” Pereira said. “I trained very good now. It’s better I don’t talk about this. My fans will like this plan. I have 43 fights, so for me it’s my style. It’s easy. I train every day and in the fight I’m the same. My style is the same. There’s no pressure.”<\/p>\n

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No matter what tactical changes are made, Pereira said his mission remains the same: Defeat Tulio in the most highlight-reel fashion possible.<\/p>\n

“This fight, I can finish and kill,” Pereira said. “Marco Tulio is a good strikes. He’s my friend. He’s a good guy, a Brazilian guy. But it’s my work. Let’s go with one big show and knock out Marco Tulio.”<\/p>\n

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