What Does Alex Pereira’s Catchphrase ‘Chama’ Mean? All About the UFC Champ’s Viral Saying

Catchphrases are most prominent in the world of professional wrestling, and almost every wrestler seems to have one. However, catchphrases have also found their place in the combat sports world, too, especially in MMA. UFC 307 headliner and light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira also has one viral catchphrase, and today we will be uncovering the meaning behind it.

Alex Pereira is a stone-cold killer inside the Octagon. A rather expressionless individual, fans hardly find him smiling. But he’s known to use the word ‘Chama‘ a lot during conversations and in social media captions. Let’s uncover the meaning behind ‘Chama’. What exactly does it signify?

What does Alex Pereira mean when he says ‘Chama’?

According to the Cambridge Dictionary, the word ‘Chama’ actually means ‘flame’ or ‘Inspiration’ in Portuguese. However, Alex Pereira uses the word as a slang. The word for him indicates excitement and even encouragement. Pereira’s use of ‘Chama’ is similar to how people say ‘let’s go’ and ‘come on’ in English. It is a simple yet very catchy word for fans to chant whenever they are graced with the presence of ‘Poatan’, which was evident when he was in attendance at UFC 297.

Alex Pereira traveled to Canada to support Sean Strickland in his fight against Dricus du Plessis. The fans were excited to see him attend the press conference, but when he attended a fan meet-up event, they couldn’t help but chant ‘Chama’ as loud as they could. Despite being in the UFC for only a few years, Alex Pereira has become quite the fan favorite. His popularity has led a fellow combat sports athlete to admit his admiration for ‘Poatan’. But there was one fighter who did not seem to be too big of a fan of ‘Chama’, and that’s Jamahal Hill.

‘Poatan’ hits back at Jamahal Hill with ‘Chama’

UFC 300 helped Alex Pereira add another knockout to his name when he defeated former champion Jamahal Hill in the main event. He capped that win off with a celebration that social media influencer Khaby Lame would be proud of. However, that win was surrounded by controversy, an error made by the referee, Herb Dean. Meanwhile, Hill, weeks after his defeat, would express on social media that he felt disrespected by the way Pereira celebrated when he was down and out. But guess what? ‘Sweet Dreams’ wasn’t as innocent as he sounds.

In the buildup to that fight, Jamahal Hill hurled a lot of trash talk at the champion, which would later come back to haunt him. But when Alex Pereira caught win of Hill’s issues with his celebration, he would simply give the former champion a taste of his own medicine. “You reap what you sow, chama,” Pereira responded to ‘Sweet Dreams’.

Alex Pereira would hope to keep his winning momentum going with a win this weekend over Khalil Rountree Jr. It’s his third title defense in under 6 months and fans would hope to see yet another knockout win for the man with ‘hands of stone’. Who do you have winning at UFC 307?