WATCH: Middleweight Alex Pereira goes toe-to-toe with light heavyweight in INTENSE sparring session ahead of UFC 281
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Alex Pereira is the real deal. The middleweight fighter can truly hold his own against a former light-heavyweight champion in an intense sparring session.
GLORY’s Alex “Poatan” Pereira seems to be the real deal. The Brazilian is considered the kryptonite of reigning UFC champion Israel Adesanya and the former will face his long-time rival in the octagon very soon. Pereira is not taking his upcoming fight lightly and is training with some of the best in the world.
Glover Teixeira, former UFC light heavyweight champion is Pereira’s number one training partner. The 42-year-old is still very sharp and is putting pressure on Poatan during a recent training session. A video on the internet shows the two fighters going at each other in an intense sparring session.
Both the fighters aren’t showing signs of slowing down and pushing each other to the limits. Glover Teixeira has always claimed that the fellow Brazilian will soon be the one to wrap the middleweight belt around his waist. Pereira will fight at UFC 281 with the aim to hunt Izzy down.
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How good has Alex Pereira been in the UFC?
It seems like Alex Pereira’s sole aim to get into the UFC was to hunt down his former rival, Israel Adesanya. The Brazilian has previously beaten Izzy twice and is still the only fighter to have knocked out the Last Stylebender. Alex Pereira made his debut in 2021 at UFC 268 and won his fight against Andreas Michailidis via a devastating knockout.
Ever since the debut of Pereira in the UFC, fans and promoters alike have been waiting to match up Izzy and the Brazilian and the time finally came at UFC 276. Pereira won his second fight against Bruno Silva and got a huge bump to the top of the division in a fight against Sean Strickland. Pereira’s performance against Strickland stunned the world as he put away the #4 middleweight in the very first round.
Pereira immediately got a title shot and will headline the pay-per-view card at the historical Madison Square Garden. Izzy has been undefeated in the UFC’s middleweight division. The stage is set for Pereira to make history.
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