The innovator of unusual offense, Michel Pereira, is days away from returning to action inside the Octagon. At UFC 301, he will be battling Ihor Potieria in his third fight since making his return to middleweight. But the focus for today will not be Pereira’s fight this weekend. Instead, we will be taking a look at his background.

‘Demolidor’ has been in the fight game for a while and his highlight reel performances have made him a real joy for the fight fans to watch. But little have we ever talked about his background and where Michel Pereira hails from. Let’s explore that aspect of the UFC star’s life.

Where is Michel Pereira from?

Michel Pereira was born on 6th October 1993 in Tucuma, which is located in the Brazilian state of Para. He also represents his home country in the UFC. Unfortunately, not much is available about his ethnicity, and ‘Demolidor’ has not opened up about the same either. The details about his parents are also unknown as of now.

Since the state of Para is a multi-racial cosmopolitan community, it includes European, Indian, and mixed European and Indian ancestry along with the Afro-Brazilians. Michel Pereira could belong to any of these communities. Moreover, the information regarding which religion he practices is also an unknown fact to the fans, but the popular opinion is that Pereira is a devout Christian. But, what we do know is that ‘Demolidor’ is a married man and has a family of three.

‘Demolidor’ is currently married to his wife Gina Amir with a kid

Michel Pereira is having a blast with the professional side of his life, given that he’s on a 7-fight winning streak in the UFC. Lucky for the Brazilian, he also has a very happy personal life as well. Pereira is married to his wife Gina Amir, and both of them have a child together, who is over a year old now. Though things are as smooth as they can be in his personal life, ‘Demolider’s wife once came into the limelight for reasons that can only be termed as unexpected.

Almost a couple of years ago, former UFC fighter Jorge Masvidal once shared a tweet with a screen-captured image, revealing that Michel Pereira’s wife had slid into his Instagram DMs. Gina Amir, who specializes in the field of making jewelry for celebrities, dismissed that she ever had any ill-fated intentions while claiming that Masvidal’s narrative was far from the truth.

Coming back to Michel Pereira and his upcoming UFC fight, the 30-year-old has amassed a pretty stellar record and a few wins can definitely bring him into title contention. We will have to wait and see how he fares against Ihor Potieria, who has a modest 3-3 record in the UFC.