5 fights to make for Alex Pereira after UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Santos win
When former Glory kickboxer Alex Pereira first signed with the UFC, many were skeptical as to whether his skillset would transfer to MMA well enough for him to compete with the best in the world.
Pereira is now 2-0 inside the UFC. He knocked out Andreas Michailidis in his UFC debut and comfortably defeated Bruno Silva by decision last weekend at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev.
Pereira is also the only man who can say he has knocked out UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya in competitive combat sports. They faced off during their kickboxing careers and, whilst Adesanya won much of their fight, Pereira landed his trademark left hook later in the bout, knocking 'The Last Stylebender' out cold.
Pereira has since stated that he wishes to do the same in MMA. However, he still has a way to go before facing Adesnaya. With that being said, in the following list, we breakdown five fights to make for Alex Pereira following his win at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev.
#5. Alex Pereira vs. Chris 'The Action Man' Curtis
If Pereira is looking for another action fight with a fan favorite striker, he could do worse than Chris Curtis. 'The Action Man' lives up to his nickname in every fight he competes in, and has finished six of his last seven bouts.
Curtis made his UFC debut in 2021, stepping in on short notice to face off against Phil Hawes. Curtis was a massive underdog, but pulled off a big upset by knocking Hawes out in emphatic fashion.
Since then, Curtis has also knocked out Brendan Allen, once again stepping in on short notice. 'The Action Man' was scheduled to face off against Dricus Du Plessis in the coming weeks, but has since been forced to pull out.
Depending on when he is fit to return, this could make Chris Curtis the perfect next opponent for Alex Pereira.
