{"id":360401,"date":"2020-09-03T16:56:35","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T23:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=360401"},"modified":"2021-10-31T19:27:31","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T02:27:31","slug":"michel-pereira-explains-his-unusual-training-involving-taking-down-cows-and-running-with-horses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/michel-pereira-explains-his-unusual-training-involving-taking-down-cows-and-running-with-horses\/","title":{"rendered":"Michel Pereira explains his unusual training involving taking down cows and running with horses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michel Pereira may best be known for his backflips and somersaults while fighting, but his training camp might be even weirder.<\/p>\n

Pereira is set to return to the Octagon at UFC Vegas 9 after he lost by DQ to Diego Sanchez<\/a> earlier this year. For the Brazilian, he says his training camp was strange as his training partners were farm animals.<\/p>\n

“I train new things every time. I try to get to know different strategies and different games. For this event in particular, I trained at a farm with animals,” Michel Pereira said at virtual media day<\/a>. “So I was running around with animals. I always try to train in different places and get to know different things, so every time I step in the Octagon, I can bring something new and put on a show.”<\/p>\n

When Pereira was asked to elaborate on what training he did with farm animals, he didn’t shy away from discussing his unique training.<\/p>\n

“I trained with cows and working on taking them down and running with horses. I had different experiences with different animals and just tried to work on different strategies,” he said.<\/p>\n

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PEREIRA IS FLYING AROUND THE CAGE #UFCVancouver<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/WjLRkWEwiS<\/a><\/p>\n

— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) September 15, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n