RE: Addressing the rumors: Did Pereira intentionally lose to Ankalaev?
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I cannot fathom how anyone in sports would intentionally throw a match or a game even for money as it goes against every sporting bone in my body. I will definitely break rules to win, but never to lose on purpose and I guess it takes a different type of person to do this.
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There's always gambling reasons and I wonder how much influence that actually has on fighters. If you throw a fight and get caught, or even if people just suspect it, that it... game over for your career.
With this instance perhaps he just trained improperly. I dunno. It was a boring fight but I don't think he meant to lose.