Two-time Glory kickboxing champion Alex Pereira has finally made his Octagon debut. At UFC 268, ‘Poatan’ successfully defeated Andreas Michailidis via flying knee KO in the second round after struggling with his opponent’s wrestling in the first. Despite that bump in the road, the Brazilian considers the outcome positive.
In an interview with Ag Fight, ‘Poatan’ explained that he is in no hurry to climb the steps of the middleweight division. Although Alex has already defeated champion Israel Adesanya twice before in professional kickboxing, Pereira wants to be better prepared to defeat grapplers before he considers meeting the ‘Last Style Bender’ again.