Throughout mixed martial arts history, there have been more than a few prominent families that have gone on to take the sport by storm. Alex Pereira, nicknamed “Poatan”, is part of a laundry list of such family names, including the reign of domination the Gracie family had in the early days of the UFC, as well as the rise of the Diaz brothers and their memorable ability to both mercilessly trash talk their foes and take an absurd level of punishment.
As the combat sports world prepares to welcome 2025, a new MMA dynasty is seemingly on the far distant horizon, one with Pereira and his family firmly at the helm.