Whether or not Alex Pereira ever finds his way to a fight with Israel Adesanya in the Octagon remains to be seen. But, whatever the future holds, ‘Poatan’ has already made a statement: that his MMA career isn’t going to be just some gimmick.
The former GLORY middleweight and light heavyweight champion made a major splash in his UFC debut, knocking out Andreas Michailidis with a flying knee early in the second round of their UFC 268 contest. And fresh off that victory, it looks like the Brazilian is headed for an absolutely surefire thriller.
Combate reports that the Teixeira MMA & Fitness talent is all set to take on one of the fastest rising KO artists in the world’s largest MMA promotion: Bruno ‘Blindado’ Silva.