How Many Children Does Alex Pereira Have? Who Is the Mother? Everything to Know About UFC LHW Champ’s Family

Ever since his UFC debut, Alex Pereira has been climbing the stairs of success quicker than anyone else! He’s the fastest fighter to claim two titles in two separate weight classes.  From capturing the UFC middleweight title at UFC 281 to winning the UFC light heavyweight title at UFC 295, Pereira’s tales of success are plenty!

‘Poatan’s MMA record and achievements are well known by the fans. Moreover, the UFC community instantly made him a star, with fans wanting to know more about the Brazilian. While several fans were invested in the primitive lifestyle of Pereira’s Indigenous Brazilian tribe, ‘Pataxó’, others wanted to know more about his personal life. So, let’s take a look at that, shall we?

Alex Pereira’s kids: Who is their mother?

Alex Pereira is now one of the biggest names in the UFC. Only the avid followers might be aware of his pre-UFC career and life. However, when most of the UFC audiences started taking an interest in him, they got to know that Pereira has two sons. So with whom did he have his children? Was it his ex-girlfriend, Merle?

Pereira had his two sons with his ex-wife, whose identity remains unknown to this day. Both of Alex Pereira’s sons look like they are in the early years of their adolescence. As per certain reports, the name of his son who mocked Israel Adesanya when he fought the former 2-time UFC champion in Glory is Alessandro Vidal Silva, and another report claimed his other son to be Lohan Vidal Pereira. But, looking at the private personality Pereira is, nothing more could be found about them. Well, now that we know about the boys, do you know that they have a beef with Israel Adesanya?

What happened between Alex Pereira’s kids and Israel Adesanya?

Well, it’s quite evident that no son would ever want to witness the scene of his father getting knocked out. But, Israel Adesanya made Pereira’s sons witness his defeat at UFC 281. Just when most in the combat sports community started to believe that Adesanya could never get the better of Pereira. The Nigerian-born New Zealander struck gold at UFC 287.

In their rematch for the UFC Middleweight Championship, Adesanya baited Pereira to rush on him for a finish in the second round. The initial seconds looked exactly like ‘Poatan’s’ previous victory over Adesanya. ‘The Last Stylebender’ changed things around completely this time. He landed a duet of left jab-right hook combinations and sent Pereira crashing down to the canvas.

Although the UFC cameras only caught a single glimpse of Poatan’s family, a lot of other sources showcased his sons in tears after his loss. Merle was also seen consoling them. However, it was Alessandro Vidal, who looked devastated and cried severely after his father’s loss. Even though many fans consider Adesanya’s post-fight antics to be petty, some would also say he would have never committed to it if he wasn’t mocked in the first place.

Back when both Adesanya and Pereira fought for ‘Glory’ kickboxing, they had two clashes where ‘Poatan’ emerged victorious. But, in their sophomore bout, Pereira’s son, the 7-year-old Alessandro Vidal Silva, made his way into the ring and imitated how Adesanya got knocked out by his father, right beside him, as we’ve mentioned earlier. Apparently, ‘Izzy’ took it personally and vowed it return it someday.

Well, ‘The Nigerian-New Zealander’ chose to have his revenge after his UFC 287 victory. He spotted Alessandro and went as close to him as he could while staying inside the octagon. And then imitated the knock-down crash that his father had a few minutes ago. This was a move that earned Adesanya quite some criticism as well. But he had his own justification for it. ‘Izzy’ stated that Pereira’s son shouldn’t have gotten inside the ring where he and his father were into an adult’s business not suitable for kids.

Alex Pereira’s son wants to be in the UFC

Following in the footsteps of his champion father, Alessandro Vidal Silva i͏s͏ aspiring to join the UFC and become a͏ champion himself. Alex Pereira i͏s training his͏ kids to be future fig͏h͏ters, and they are already making him p͏roud at such an ͏early age.͏While having a conversation with the media, ‘Poatan’ asserted that he has been training his boys to be a champions.

They are improving. They are dedicated. I’m strict with them, but not so much, they know what they have to do and they are doing fine. I think they are at a very good age and they aren’t being forced. They do it because they want it. They are always training. Their vacation started this week. So, I was training morning and night. Then I told them to rest this morning, so they could spar better today,” said Pereira.

Down in the same conversation, Alessandro emphasized that he will be champion in the UFC, “It was good but I’m already 100%,” said Alessandro after an intense sparring session. He further added, “I want to fight at UFC 400 & I want to be a UFC champ… Chama.” Pereira’s teachings have for sure embedded deep into the boys as they are looking to clinch the championship. Meanwhile, ‘Poatan’ once claimed to cherish the experience of being a father. Let’s see what he had to say.

 ‘Poatan’ talks about fatherhood

Alex Pereira’s combat sports career achievements are the stuff of dreams for most fighters. However, it is not the most significant aspect of his life because it is indeed being a father and a good one at that. Following his dominant win over Jamahal Hill at UFC 300, Pereira would explain how much fatherhood means to him and told Sports Illustrated, “I need to be a good example for them. That’s what is most important to me.”

‘Poatan’ is also not the kind of father to force his sons into following his own footsteps. But having seen how their father has been competing in some of the biggest fights ever with Glover Teixeira by his side, Alessandro and Lohan have come to love MMA. “I don’t force them to train.  need to set an example. They watch and they want to be part of it. That’s the cool thing. Glover helps show them a lot, too,” Alex Pereira added.