Alex Pereira News

Cole Shelton - May 18, 2023

Alex Pereira has opened as the underdog for his upcoming fight against Jan Blachowicz. In the co-main event of UFC 291 on July 29 in Salt Lake City, Utah, Pereira is set to make his light heavyweight debut against former champ, Jan Blachowicz. It’s a tough test right away for Pereira who is coming off a KO loss to Israel Adesanya back in April to lose his middleweight title.

Josh Evanoff - May 18, 2023

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has reacted to Alex Pereira’s fight booking. ‘The Last Stylebender’ and ‘Poatan’ faced off at UFC 287 last month in Florida. The bout was the fourth time that they had faced off, with the Brazilian scoring two wins in the kickboxing ring. In their initial MMA fight last November, Pereira scored a fifth-round knockout win to win the gold.

Harry Kettle - May 17, 2023

Alex Pereira has given his reaction to the news that he’ll be locking horns with Jan Blachowicz at UFC 291 on July 29. Last night, UFC president Dana White announced a wave of major fights that will be coming up this summer. UFC 291 certainly made the biggest splash as it was revealed that Justin Gaethje will meet Dustin Poirier once again in the main event for the vacant BMF title. In addition to that, though, we also got news of Alex Pereira’s official debut at light heavyweight.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - May 11, 2023

Former UFC Middleweight Champion Alex Pereira doesn’t think Israel Adesanya will have much problem in a potential clash with Dricus du Plessis. At the moment, du Plessis is the number six-ranked UFC middleweight. The former KSW Welterweight Champion is on a seven-fight winning streak. He hasn’t suffered a loss since October 2018. He’s in for a big middleweight clash with Robert Whittaker at UFC 290 on July 8.

Cole Shelton - May 3, 2023

Alex Pereira is hoping to fight Israel Adesanya for the third time in MMA. Back at UFC 287, Pereira was looking to defend his middleweight title for the first time as he rematched Adesanya in MMA. The two fought back at UFC 281 with Pereira winning by fifth-round TKO to become the new champ, but this time around, it was Adesanya winning by second-round KO to even their series in MMA at 1-1. Of course, the two also fought twice in kickboxing with Pereira winning both, including one by KO.

Susan Cox - May 2, 2023

The rivalry between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira is far from over. Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira have a history from kickboxing to MMA.

Harry Kettle - April 28, 2023

UFC fighter Anthony Smith has explained why he thinks Alex Pereira could end up having some problems up at light heavyweight. Earlier this month, Alex Pereira fell short in his rematch against Israel Adesanya. He was knocked out by his rival and in addition to that, he lost his UFC middleweight championship. In the immediate aftermath, the Brazilian announced that he’d be moving to light heavyweight for his next fight in the UFC.

Cole Shelton - April 26, 2023

Israel Adesanya entered his UFC 287 fight against Alex Pereira with an injury. Adesanya rematched Pereira on April 8th for the middleweight title he lost back in November of 2022 by fifth-round TKO. After the loss, ‘The Last Stylebender’ was vocal in wanting an immediate rematch as he was confident that he had all the tools needed to win. Yet, the week before the fight, Adesanya says he tore his MCL.

Harry Kettle - April 21, 2023

UFC commentator Daniel Cormier has revealed who he thinks Alex Pereira needs to avoid when he moves to light heavyweight. Earlier this month, Alex Pereira was knocked out cold by Israel Adesanya. In the process, he lost his UFC middleweight championship.

Cole Shelton - April 17, 2023

Alex Pereira won’t be fighting for UFC light heavyweight gold his next time out. After Pereira lost his middleweight title by second-round KO at UFC 287 to Israel Adesanya, he announced he would be moving up to light heavyweight.

Susan Cox - April 17, 2023

Michael Bisping believes an extreme weight cut played a part in Alex Pereira’s knockout loss to Israel Adesanya. Former UFC middleweight champion Pereira (7-2 MMA) announced that he would be moving up to 205 pounds after suffering a loss and in the process losing his belt to Israel Adesanya (23-2 MMA) by knockout at UFC 287, which took place earlier this month.

Harry Kettle - April 15, 2023

UFC fighter Johnny Walker has made it known that he’d be interested in welcoming Alex Pereira to the light heavyweight division. Last weekend at UFC 287, Alex Pereira lost his UFC middleweight championship. He was knocked out cold by Israel Adesanya and as a result of that, ‘Poatan’ announced that his next fight will be up at 205 pounds.

Josh Evanoff - April 13, 2023

UFC light-heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill is willing to welcome Alex Pereira to the 205-pound division. ‘Poatan’ made his return earlier this month in the main event of UFC 287. The Brazilian faced his longtime rival, Israel Adesanya. In their bout a few months prior at UFC 281, Pereira scored a shocking fifth-round round knockout win to claim the gold.

Susan Cox - April 13, 2023

Former UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira is confirming his next fight will be at 205 pounds. It was just last Saturday night, April 8th at UFC 287 that Alex Pereira (7-2 MMA) lost his middleweight crown to Israel Adesanya (24-2 MMA) in the main event. Adesanya got his revenge defeating Pereira with a right hand KO at 4:21 of round 2 to regain the middleweight champion title.

Harry Kettle - April 13, 2023

Jan Blachowicz has expressed his interest in being the man to welcome Alex Pereira to the UFC’s light heavyweight division. Last Saturday night, Alex Pereira lost his middleweight championship when he was knocked out cold by Israel Adesanya. In the immediate aftermath, Jan Blachowicz issued a challenge to Adesanya and made it known that he’d be interested in fighting ‘Stylebender’ again – and that he’d even do it at 185 pounds.

Harry Kettle - April 12, 2023

Henry Cejudo believes Alex Pereira should be taking Israel Adesanya’s taunt to his son very personally. Last weekend at UFC 287, Israel Adesanya finally got the better of Alex Pereira. In their blockbuster main event, Adesanya knocked out the Brazilian in a vicious fashion to reclaim the UFC middleweight championship.

Susan Cox - April 11, 2023

Alex Pereira is responding to the footage of Israel Adesanya taunting his son at UFC 287. It was just this past Saturday, April 8th at UFC 287 where Israel Adesanya (24-2 MMA) defeated Alex Pereira (7-2 MMA) via KO at 4:21 of round 2, and in the process re-claimed the middleweight championship title.

Cole Shelton - April 10, 2023

The UFC finally returned to Miami, Florida on Saturday for UFC 287 which saw the middleweight title up for grabs. In the main event, Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya were having their rematch in MMA while fighting for the fourth time in combat sports. The two fought back in November at UFC 281 with Pereira scoring a fifth-round comeback TKO win to become the new champ. It was also the third time he beat Adesanya in combat sports. The co-main event of UFC 287 saw Gilbert Burns take on Jorge Masvidal.