{
  "id": 2236344,
  "title": "Glover Teixeira: Josh Hokit a good fight for Alex Pereira to 'knock his ass out'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/glover-teixeira-josh-hokit-a-good-fight-for-alex-pereira-to-knock-his",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T22:01:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/glover-teixeira-josh-hokit-good-220116131.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Glover Teixeira remains confident that Alex Pereira will recover after his loss to Ciryl Gane at UFC Freedom 250. Pereira was angry with referee Herb Dean, who he believes missed numerous shots during the fight, leading to a TKO. Teixeira acknowledged that mistakes happen, but he thinks Dean has been struggling recently. Teixeira believes Pereira should take a break to rest and recharge, suggesting that his recent mistakes might be due to overwork and burnout. Pereira is set to remain at heavyweight, with Josh Hokit and Sergei Pavlovich mentioned as potential opponents. Teixeira thinks Hokit, who has a 10-0 MMA record, would make for an easy fight, giving Pereira an opportunity to knock him out and regain the title. Regardless of the opponent, Teixeira believes Pereira will bounce back stronger, similar to his recoveries after losses to Israel Adesanya and Magomed Ankalaev.",
  "summary": "Glover Teixeira has the utmost confidence that Alex Pereira will bounce back after UFC Freedom 250.",
  "key_points": [
    "Glover Teixeira confident Alex Pereira will recover from Gane loss.",
    "Teixeira suggests referee Herb Dean has been struggling recently.",
    "Josh Hokit seen as easy fight for Pereira to knock out and regain title."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}