“Michael Jordan Himself Tried”: UFC Veteran Claims Alex Pereira’s Achievements Unmatched in Sports History

Alex Pereira has been a revelation to MMA fans since he joined the UFC and went through two divisions defeating some of the biggest names in the company.

But even before that, he was a kickboxing world champion in Glory! Thats two sports, hes been at the top of, something even the great Michael Jordan couldnt do.

Sharing his thoughts on the Good Guy/ Bad Guy podcast to his co-host Daniel Cormier, Chael Sonnen revealed how Poatan has now outclassed the great MJ.

The former Chicago Bulls star announced his retirement on October 6, 1993.

While that news was a shocker for many, he upped the ante by signing a Minor League Baseball contract with the Chicago White Sox on February 7, 1994.

However, he did not have the intended result and reverted to the NBA in 1995.

On the contrary, Pereira who transitioned from Kickboxing did more than anyone couldve ever imagined, becoming one of the top stars in the promotion racking up two titles within two years.

In fact, even the promotions head Dana White was blown away by the Brazilians performance and heaped praise on him after UFC 307.

White part of Chama camp now Former Glory two-division champion, Alex Pereria quite literally saved a rather underwhelming card, essentially transforming it into a thriller.

Unlike the rest of UFCs events which had the CEO hand out four bonuses, UFC 307 had just three, meaning that the card was fairly decision-filled including the co-main event.

However, Pereira brought the fire and the fury to the main event.

Despite the early test from Khalil Rountree Jr., who looked on par with the champion, Pereira steamrolled the challenger once the bout crossed the halfway mark and dispatched him with brutal shots.

In fact, with this performance, Pereira has now defended his throne a total of three times in a span of seven months.

Reflecting on this fact, the promotional head, Dana White had nothing but praise for the champion.

Hopefully, Poatan takes that well-deserved break, travels to Korea and everywhere else he wants to travel, and hopefully in a few months time, fans can watch him fight Magomed Ankalaev..

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