Israel Adesanya and MMA Fans Praise Alex Pereira: UFC News: Alex Pereira, a former middleweight champion of the UFC, surprised his coach Glover Teixeira with a brand-new Harley Davidson. He uploaded a video of him delivering the bike to Teixeira’s home to his YouTube page. ‘Potan’ placed the gift in Teixeira’s garage after unloading it from a trailer. Follow UFC News Updates with InsideSports.IN.
Teixeira adopted Pereira as one of his own. Pereira has frequently acknowledged the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion as a mentor to him in public. Teixeira believes that Pereira has done more for him than vice versa. Pereira is nevertheless able to find the right words of appreciation.
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MMA Fans Along With Israel Adesanya Praise Alex Pereira For His ‘Wholesome’ Gift To Former UFC Brazilian Champion-“Smiling These Days”
Former UFC champions Alex Pereira and Glover Teixeira have a close relationship, as demonstrated by Pereira’s surprise present to Teixeira.
When Teixeira faced Jamahal Hill for the vacant light heavyweight title at UFC 283 in Brazil in January, he aimed to win the match twice. The match was Texieira’s last as he declared his retirement after losing, while Hill put on his best performance of his career and won the championship. At UFC 267 in October 2021, Teixeira defeated Jan Blachowicz by submission to win the title.
Pereira recently lost the middleweight championship to longtime foe Israel Adesanya, and he is now switching weight classes to compete against Blachowicz on July 29 at UFC 291 in Salt Lake City.
Teixeira, shared a video on Instagram showing him being presented with a brand-new Harley-Davidson motorcycle by Pereira. The former mixed martial artist expressed how grateful he was for the present and how much Pereira had meant to him.
Israel Adesanya, appreciated the act, as he commented on the shared video with, “This is awesome”. Whereas, someone else commented, “Very wholesome and no one deserves it more than glover. What a gift by Poatan and love to see him always smiling these days.”
Israel Adesanya and MMA Fans Praise Alex Pereira For His ‘Wholesome’ Gift To Former UFC Brazilian Champion-“Smiling These Days”
Alex Pereira is still very much in the thick of things while Teixeira is relaxing in retirement. In the co-main event of UFC 291 on July 29, he is slated to square off against former 205-pound champion Jan Blachowicz. After losing to Israel Adesanya by harsh knockout, Pereira is hoping that a move up to light heavyweight will help him with his difficult weight cuts.
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