
Alex Pereira is a two-division UFC champion. Photo via Instagram (@alexpoatanpereira)
Can Alex ”Poatan” Pereira become the first UFC three-division champion ever?
Yes he can, according to his mentor, cornerman and longtime friend Glover Teixeira.
“If he were to move up, he would change his diet and training routine outside the camp to gain mass,” Teixeira recently claimed on Trocação Franca. “‘Poatan’ walks around 233 pounds and I think he can go to 246, but not [over that], you know? I think 242 would be good.”
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Alex Pereira reached double-champ status in seven fights
The former Glory Kickboxing champion Alex Pereira entered the UFC in 2021 and fought for the middleweight belt in his fourth fight.
In his seventh UFC outing he defeated Jiri Prochazka and claimed the vacant UFC light heavyweight title with a ”Performance of the Night-winning TKO. The massive performance made Pereira the ninth fighter in the promotionäs history to become champion in two different weight divisions.
“It’s all a process,” Teixeira said. “‘Poatan’ is a disciplined professional, and that’s why he managed to make 185 in the first place. It’s not easy for anyone to do what he did. Few people can manage that.”
“In the UFC, I’d say only 10 percent of the fighters can do that weight cut the way he did.”
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