Alex Pereira UFC walkout song: What song does ‘Poatan’ walk out to?

Alex Pereira's walkout song means Roots in the Xavante language and part of a healing ceremony chant.

Alex Pereira UFC walkout song: What song does ‘Poatan’ walk out to?

Alex Pereira (Image via : MMA Fighting)

Alex Pereira is arguably one of the scariest individuals in UFC. Before fighting in the organization, Alex had an illustrious career in kickboxing. He defeated the former middleweight champion Israel Adesanya twice as a kickboxer and then followed him to the UFC. Alex Pereira walked into the arena for his debut with an insane walkout song.

Harnessing the energy of his walkout song, Pereira made huge noises in the UFC. He earned a title shot after three wins in the UFC. Pereira defeated fierce rival Israel Adesanya at UFC 281 to become the middleweight champion. Since then, he lost to Adesanya at UFC 287 and moved to the light heavyweight division.

‘Poatan‘ wanted to capture the light heavyweight title. With this in mind, Alex Pereira defeated former champion Jan Blachowicz at UFC 291. The Polish fighter was the first fighter to defeat Israel Adesanya. The win over Blachowicz put Pereira as the title contender. He will fight Jiri Prochazka at UFC 295 for the light heavyweight title. The walkout song of Alex Pereira has intrigued the fight fans. Find out more details about the song:

What song will Alex Pereira walk out to at UFC 295?

UFC 295 was supposed to be headlined by Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic. Unfortunately, Jones was injured during training, causing him to pull out. As such, Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka will fight for the light-heavyweight title in the main event at UFC 295.

What song will Alex Pereira walkout with at UFC 291
Alex Pereira ( Image via: MMA Mania)

Unlike most fighters, Alex Pereira seems to have stuck with only one song to walk out for all of his fights. The song is called Itsari by Sepultura. Pereira walked out to the same song for all his fights in UFC. Itsari means Roots in the Xavante language. The chant is the ”Datsi Wawere” healing ceremony chant. Recorded in the home of the Xavantes tribe, located in Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Has Alex Pereira used any other walkout song before?

Alex Pereira is a man of few words and of simple choices. As such, Poatan has always used only one walkout song throughout his career in the UFC. For him, the song evokes a sense of pride and connects him to his heritage.

Alex Pereira
Alex Pereira (Image Courtesy – Sports Illustrated)

With Pereira drawing power from his roots, it is highly unlikely that he will select any other song for his walkout. The Brazilian fighter’s walkout song has mesmerized some of the fans for such elegant music.

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