UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira is currently in preparation for his rematch, or quadrilogy, whichever way you look at it, against former champion Israel Adesanya early next month at UFC 287.
Pereira recently uploaded a video to his YouTube channel, showcasing his fight camp, and a small idea of what he’s been working on. When asked about how his weekend went, the Brazilian responded with the following:
“I was resting good this weekend because my week was hard. I had two very hard sparring (sessions) so it was important to rest. Now (I’m) starting the week with boxing training, a lot of movement, that’s it.”
The video showcases him training boxing, as well as some ground and pound with his teammate, former UFC light-heavyweight champion Glover Teixeira, a 2nd-degree BJJ black belt who’s been helping him work on his grappling since 2020.
Going into his UFC middleweight title shot against longstanding champion Israel Adesanya at UFC 281, Pereira only had a professional record of 6-1, and the result showed him become the most inexperienced UFC champion we’ve seen in a long time.
Even Chris Weidman had nine fights when he first defeated Anderson Silva, Holly Holm had nine when she beat Ronda…
