"It's everything you can dream for. The last two fights I took minimal damage, and had great victories. So that's all I need in this fighting game,"
"It didn't really seem like he wanted to fight. He was just backing up, and on the backpedal the whole time. He didn't want to actually fight me, he just wanted to survive. It's kind of been like that for a lot of opponents I've been through. I'm just here to face better and better people."
"All these people that watch on TV, that comment online, all these trolls, they don't see what we go through. The mental struggles, the weight cuts, and everything leading up to the fight."
Alexei Pergande improved to 7-0 at PFL Hollywood with a submission victory over Ethan Gross. The bout was moved from the main card to the prelims for production reasons. Pergande emerged without visible damage and emphasized taking minimal damage while securing decisive finishes. Pergande characterized Gross as retreating and attempting to survive rather than engage. Pergande expressed satisfaction with quick, violent outcomes and prioritized clean exits and payday. Pergande highlighted the unseen mental struggles, weight cuts, and preparations fighters endure, described being confident and in love with the moment, and requested another PFL assignment as soon as possible.
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