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Alex Pereira

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[Wikipedia] Alex Sandro Silva Pereira is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and former professional kickboxer. He currently competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), he is the former two-time UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and former UFC Middleweight Champion.

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Everybody knows my history and Prochazka's history. He's an aggressive and unpredictable guy, you don't know where the strikes are coming.

Aggressive

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Dricus definitely is an easier fight than fighting Jon Jones.

Easier

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As a little kid, I was never one to follow the crowd. I didn't want to run around playing games all day,…

Books

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In all my interviews with everyone I've fought I always go with the will to win, I want to win, but I…

Always

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I was terrified of the dark. And not just as a very young child, either. I'm talking all the way up until…

Dark

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I had done everything I could and wanted to do in kickboxing. It was toward the end, it was getting difficult to…

Difficult

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I train hard.

Fitness

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For those who watch me, I'm a realistic guy. You can win, you can lose.

Lose

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I believe that when you take things so much to the heart, you end up screwing it up.

Believe

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Our town was not very wealthy, it is a humble place, and my mom and dad didn't have much money. They were…

Dad

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If I'm in a great position where I feel comfortable, I'll sure risk it and believe in a submission. You can be…

Believe

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One of the big reasons why I wasn't running around playing sports as a kid was that I was always busy working.…

Busy

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I'm training with Glover and I know how hard it is for Glover to try a submission on me, to submit me.

Hard

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My only social media is Instagram.

Media

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As for my opponents, we look for fights that will push me and create a good impression with the fans that didn't…

Create

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I don't have a favorite fighter, but I respect Jon Jones.

Favorite

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They say that sports saves lives, and I'm proof of it.

Proof

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Obviously, any heavyweight fight is already exciting, and then you put in Jon Jones and Tom Aspinall. I think that's a very…

Fight

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Everyone knows my history, everything I've done, who I went against - not just in MMA but kickboxing.

Done

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Four years into fighting, I had my whole kickboxing career planned in my mind, and I realized I wouldn't accomplish my goals…

Accomplish

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UFC 300 will be special and everybody knows that. It's going to be good for me.

Everybody

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That's something that exists in the sport. There will always be those trying to talk trash. There's a lot of haters, including…

Haters

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I was there for Blachowicz's fight with Adesanya, and I think Adesanya controlled it and gave Blachowicz the opportunity to do what…

Fight

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