From Alcohol Abuse to Breaking Up With Merle, Alex Pereira Shares His Transformation Ahead of Daunting 2024

In the world of MMA, there’s a truly inspiring tale – the story of a ͏man who faced personal demolition, and yet managed to rebuild himself and ascend to ͏glory. Thi͏s is the stor͏y of Alex Pereira. ͏Choosing the path of ͏a warrior after battling with the demons of alcohol abuse, Pereira͏ has traversed a ͏remarkable͏ journey in his car͏eer.

The Glory kickboxing Hall of Famer and double champion in the UFC, Pereira, has experienced both highs and lows throughout his career. In just a few years, the fighter has achieved what many dream about. Recently, Pereira shared his journey on social media. Let’s delve into it to understand his perspective.

Alex Pereira shares about his journey

Alex Pereira’s aspirations seemed distant at one point. Growing up, while employed at a tire shop, the São Bernardo do Campo native found himself entangled in a realm of alcohol and letdowns. Despite this, he eventually achieved the title of UFC middleweight champion as well as the light heavyweight title. Pereira’s journey is nothing but a Hollywood movie.

Pereira’s intense alcohol abuse and unhealthy lifestyle dragged him down the pits of hell. Pereira knew that if he continued on this abusive path he would not live long in the streets of favelas. He embraced the way of fighting through sheer focus and since then he has not looked back. This new year Pereira shared a picture of his transformation, thus starting the year with positivity.

He used his Instagram account to upload the photo and captioned it as follows: “Passing by here to wish a happy new year and to show my evolution from 2009 to 2023 not only physically but as a person in general and those who keep up know! A lot of things have happened and I’m here reflecting and I feel compelled to come here to try and motivate all of you who always take the time to check on me. I wish you all that 2024 will be the best year ever. Never give up on your dreams G O D A T.”

Pereira’s Instagram post highlights the positivity that he wants to deliver after the rumors and speculations about his breakup have come forward. Despite suffering from a heartbreaking moment “Poataon” has maintained his composure and started the year with good vibes. However, will these good vibes help Pereira in 2024,

Upcoming challenges Pereira has to face in 2024

The͏ yea͏r 2023 proved to be͏ a dream run for Per͏eira as he secured both the middleweight and͏ light heavyweight belts, ͏ear͏ning the prestigious title of a double weight champion—a feat achieved by only a se͏le͏ct few on the ͏roster. Addin͏g to his accolades, “Poatan͏” was honoured with induction into ͏the ͏Glory Kickboxing Hall of Fame. It is undeniable that 2024 stands as Per͏eira’s year͏ of͏ triumph.

Defeating Jiri Prochazka and getting the title was the highlight of the year, however, the fighter has a new set of challenges in front of him now. The light heavyweight division is filled with potential contenders for the belt. Even Jamahal Hill has locked his target on him. However, “Poatan” has set his eye on another target and that is the heavyweight division.

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Tom Aspinall and Pereira have been hinting at a fight through cryptic messages but nothing has been made certain yet. Nonetheless, 2024 will be a year of challenges for the light-heavyweight champion. What do you think would happen in the star-studded year of 2024 for the UFC?

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