After Being Blamed for Alex Pereira’s UFC 313 Loss, Nina Marie Daniele Shares ‘Love and Respect’ for ‘Poatan’

Nina Marie Daniele has helped bring out a different, more human side of the UFC fighters to the fans. This especially holds true for Alex Pereira and Sean Strickland. Her collaborations with ‘Poatan’, in particular, seem to go viral every single time. And their chemistry has been a big hit as well.

However, with popularity comes backlash. After Pereira’s decision loss to Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313, some fans have been quick to throw blame at Daniele, implying her presence or supposed distractions played a part in his defeat.

The ‘distractions’ people have been talking about are the multiple videos Daniele did with Pereira when the former light heavyweight champion was in camp, preparing for the Ankalaev fight. Then again, the popular media personality also did videos with Ankalaev as well.

And, despite all the criticism, Nina isn’t letting the negativity get to her. Instead, she responded with nothing but positivity and respect, penning a heartfelt message for her friend, Pereira.

“Win or lose Alex Pereira is a Champion! An amazing friend, father and a great representative for the sport! He makes the UFC exciting and can’t wait to see what’s next for his awesome career! Always Chama,” wrote Daniele.

The post made it clear that her loyalty to Pereira remains unshaken. Whether it’s the viral videos or their random hangout sessions, her work with Pereira has always seemed more as acts of friendship than content collaboration.

On the other side though, along with the blame, a member of the MMA community came up with the notion of a curse that Daniele carries.

Daniele responds to ‘Nina Drama curse’

Following Pereira’s loss to Ankalaev last weekend, UFC women’s flyweight fighter Diana Belbita posted on X, implying fighters lose their matches after getting associated with Daniele. Belbita dubbed it the ‘Nina Drama Curse’.

Daniele, not one to take insults lying down, was quick to respond. “I respect you as a fighter, so I won’t say anything bad. How am I a curse when I filmed as many videos with Alex as I did with Ankalaev? Please elaborate,” she said.

The influencer then asked Belbita to focus on her own fight instead of tweeting on random things.

“You should focus more on training and less on tweeting negativity. Focus on your fight with Dione Barbosa… you have a tough challenge ahead. Wish you the best,” advised Nina.

Curses, of course, aren’t real. Not unless you’re Drake. Once or twice is a coincidence. Anything more is just evidence.

And Daniele makes videos with everyone, usually both the winner and loser of a fight. So, Belbita’s comment falls flat statistically, while its regressive nature leaves a bitter taste in the mouth.