Alex Pereira travels the world rolling on costly supercars and celebrating life as UFC champion, however the MMA celebrity doesn’t neglect his roots.
“Poatan”, who just lately returned from a visit to Korea, reveals how a lot his life has modified since becoming a member of the UFC and rapidly climbing to the highest of two divisions.
Days after posting an image of a gold UFC bracelet and a whole lot of {dollars} in a yellow Ferrari, including that “I bear in mind when my sons had been on their final pair of diapers and I didn’t have cash to purchase new ones,” he celebrated shopping for his mother and father a brand new dwelling.
Now residing in Danbury, Conn., Pereira posted two photographs with a heartwarming earlier than and after, from a humble dwelling within the Sao Bernardo do Campo space to an unbelievable mansion.
Foto 1Há quatro anos atrás almoçando na casa dos meus pais.
Foto 2A casa hoje. Muito obrigado meu Deus.
Picture 1Four years in the past having lunch at my mother and father home.
Picture 2Their dwelling at present. Thanks very a lot my God. pic.twitter.com/HlwonZxT1g
— Alex “Poatan” Pereira (@AlexPereiraUFC) December 3, 2024
Lembro quando meus filhos estavam na última fralda, e eu não tinha dinheiro para comprar mais.
I bear in mind when my sons had been on their final pair of diapers and I didn’t have cash to purchase new ones pic.twitter.com/a5LbrjB4R7
— Alex “Poatan” Pereira (@AlexPereiraUFC) November 27, 2024
A former two-division champion in kickboxing and now underneath the UFC banner, Pereira (12-5) had an unbelievable yr in 2024 with three title defenses at 205-pounds, a trio of knockouts over Jamahal Hill, Jiri Prochazka and Khalil Rountree Jr. The Brazilian expertise is predicted to face Magomed Ankalaev in 2025.