Hear from @AlexPereiraUFC
after he became the third inductee into the GLORY Hall of Fame.
pic.twitter.com/lNunza8c9T— GLORY Kickboxing (@GLORY_WS)
November 4, 2023
Alex
Pereira has been inducted into the Glory Kickboxing Hall of
Fame, the promotion announced over the weekend.
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Pereira captured titles at middleweight and light heavyweight while
compiling an 11-4 mark in the kickboxing organization. He also set
the record for most championship defenses in Glory middleweight
history. “Poatan” joins Joe Valtellini and Semmy Schilt
as the third fighter to be inducted into the promotion’s Hall of
Fame.
“Alex
Pereira was one of the greatest champions in Glory history,”
said Scott Rudmann, co-founder and vice chairman of Glory. “His
accomplishments in the GLory ring speak for themselves, as the only
man ever hold the champions belt in two weight classes
simultaneously.
“Alex continues to make huge waves in combat sports with his
successful shift to MMA, and he continues to bring awareness back
to the stand-up combat. He devotes time and money to community
service in his home country of Brazil, and he is a wonderful guy,
always humble about his enormous accomplishments. We’re proud to
have (him) in the Glory Hall of Fame.”
Pereira has enjoyed a successful transition to MMA, capturing UFC
middleweight gold with a fifth-round stoppage of Israel
Adesanya in November 2022. After relinquishing the 185-pound
strap to Adesanya in a rematch at UFC 287, the 36-year-old Teixeira
MMA & Fitness representative moved to lightweight, where he
outpointed Jan
Blachowicz in his debut at UFC 291.
Next, Pereira will face Jiri
Prochazka for the vacant 205-pound title at UFC 295 on Nov. 11.