Feels like a fever dream Fans in disbelief as Stone cold Alex Pereira unusually smil

July 2024 · 3 minute read

Kickboxer Alex Pereira is a Brazilian middleweight fighter competing in the UFC. Alex is known for his striking skills and his domination against fighters in his division. He has delivered devastating knockouts and is known for his power punches. With the upcoming UFC 287 event against Israel Adesanya, fans are excited to see Pereira’s performance.

One thing the fighter is known for is his dead-pan serious face. Pereira is known as the guy who never smiles. Whenever he does, the fans are delighted as they get to see him happy. Hailing from Brazil, Alex is unable to communicate in the English language. But, this maneuver from the Brazilian, surprised fans. The fighter uploaded a video to his Twitter smiling and speaking in English. This excited fans as they see him joyous for his upcoming fight.

In the video, Pereira says “Hi guys, the time has come. I have my first title defense on Saturday in Miami against Israel Adesanya,” referring to UFC 287. “Don’t miss it and get your pay-per-view for UFC 287,” said Pereira. As he was smiling and speaking English, fans were extremely delighted to see it.

Fans took to Twitter to encourage Alex Pereira on this deed. Fans also tweeted supporting the fighter for his title defense against Israel Adesanya. With UFC 287 around the corner, fans are excited about the event since the card is packed with promising fights. 

Related: “No one knows who the f*** he is,” Israel Adesanya’s original reaction to fighting Alex Pereira in their kickboxing rivalry

Fans overjoyed upon watching Alex Pereira’s new Twitter video

Recently, Alex Pereira tweeted a video that had fans react in delight. Pereira is known to rock an expressionless face everywhere he goes. But this time, Alex is seen smiling at the camera. Another thing about the Brazilian fighter is his inability to speak English. So, when he spoke a couple of words in the English language, fans were flattered at the attempt.

Fans took to Twitter to praise the fighter for his effort to speak the language despite his cluelessness. One of the majority of positive responses was one from user ‘MMA_PropAholic’ who says “Putting an effort to learn the language ain’t nothing laugh at here!” They tweeted this in response to the few negative comments making fun of Pereira.

The time has come! #ufc287 #fightweek pic.twitter.com/YuehEbSuVT

— Alex "Poatan" Pereira (@AlexPereiraUFC) April 3, 2023

The time has come! #ufc287 #fightweek pic.twitter.com/YuehEbSuVT

— Alex "Poatan" Pereira (@AlexPereiraUFC) April 3, 2023

None of my family members speak English so I know this shit took him like 20 tries 😭

— 🤫 (@oVoCHRlS) April 3, 2023

Nobody should be mocking him, we should be uplifting him because learning a new language is insanely hard

— ccomplainz (@cfbpat) April 3, 2023

He realized that Izzy spoke English and had to speak better English than him

— Joao Carvalho (@joaocarvalho_19) April 3, 2023

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— Amine Ait Moussa 🇲🇦 ⴰⵎⵉⵏ ⴰⵉⵜ ⵎⵓⵓⵙⵙⴰ (@_Dionyysus) April 3, 2023

Alex Pereira seems ready for the upcoming UFC 287. He and Israel Adesanya are set to be the main event of the night. Fans are excited about the event as the undercard is filled with promising fights like Jorge Masvidal vs Gilbert Burns.

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