Alex Pereira loss: Who are the fighters to beat ‘Poatan’ in MMA?

Alex Pereira has lost only 2 times in the UFC.

Alex Pereira loss: Who are the fighters to beat ‘Poatan’ in MMA?

Alex Pereira has a loss against Israel Adesanya in MMA (via Imago)

Alex Pereira is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and former kickboxer. He currently competes in the middleweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He became the middleweight champion of the UFC after defeating Israel Adesanya at UFC 281.

Unfortunately, he lost the title in the rematch to Adesanya at UFC 287. Pereira also had to take a loss before becoming the middleweight champion. Meanwhile, his UFC record is 8-2-0.

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Alex Pereira is an absolute savage and a fan favorite. His power and size remains a unique feat in the middleweight and light heavyweight division. His nickname “Poatan” means stone hands. Pereira’s last bout in the octagon was against Jan Blachowicz at UFC 291, whom he defeated via a split decision. Find out the losses of Alex Pereira in MMA

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Alex Pereira first loss

Poatan has lost only once before signing with the UFC. The man to defeat Pereira is Quemuel Ottoni. Back in 2015, Alex Pereira was making his middleweight debut in GLORY, where Ottoni was 3-0 at the time. As such, Ottoni defeated Pereira by submission.

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Alex Pereira first loss (Image Source: Leonardo Fabri, Jungle Fight)

Regardless, the Brazilian brushed off his first MMA loss and made his way to the UFC after a singular fight in the LFA promotion. There, he defeated Thomas Powell in the first round via knockout. After making his way to the UFC, it took him only three fights in the middleweight division to get a title shot against his old foe, Israel Adesanya.

Pereira took on Israel Adesanya for the middleweight title at UFC 281. There, he shocked the world by getting a victory over Adesanya in the 5th round via a TKO. Consequently, he was crowned the middleweight champion of the UFC. Incidentally, this fight paved the way for a rematch with Adesanya at UFC 287.

Alex Pereira suffers the second loss of his MMA career

The buildup to the rematch between Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya was nothing short of extraordinary. Up until Pereira made his way to the UFC, Adesanya seemed invincible. Moreover, Pereira’s win against Adesanya during their kickboxing days put his record at 2-0 against the Nigerian. As such, many expected him to put Adesanya away once and for all by getting a third win against him.

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Alex Pereira (Via Bleacher Report)

Unfortunately for Pereira, that wasn’t the case. Izzy was able to exact his revenge on his fiercest rival in spectacular fashion. In the very second round of their fight at UFC 287, Pereira fell victim to a vicious counter right. This knocked the Brazilian out cold, resulting in Adesanya regaining his middle-weight title and bragging rights. The loss marked the only second time Pereira lost a bout in MMA.

This fight also marked the last time Pereira fought at middleweight, as he moved up to light heavyweight after the defeat. Subsequently, in his first fight at light heavyweight, Periera took on Jan Blachowicz and won via split decision. Now, he is on a quest to become a champion in 2 divisions in the UFC after already having done so in Glory Kickboxing.

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