The UFC is coming to the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., for an event called UFC Freedom 250, set to take place on June 14. The event will mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, with CBS as the broadcast partner and Paramount+ as the presenting partner. And Alex Pereira is featured on the co-main event of this card.

On May 22, the UFC posted a video of Pereira training on their official UFC handle, with the caption reading,

“Preparing for the hunt. @AlexPoatanPereira is feeling sharp ahead of #UFCWhiteHouse on Sunday, June 14!” 

In the video, Brazilian MMA fighter Alex Pereira was seen getting ready for the big day. 

While speaking about the training, he said, 

“We really put everything we’ve been practicing. Today’s training was more complete. I am so happy to be here in Sobrália, a place with great energy.”

Pereira further discussed the training facility in Sobrália, Brazil, and said, 

“You can see the gym’s structure; this is really a great gym. They’re taking good care of us and our practices.  We’re all here with the whole team, Plinio, Glover, Yousri, everyone. Jhonata Diniz is here too.”

In the video, the former UFC light heavyweight champion was seen practicing for the upcoming fight. He was performing:

• Punching practise
• Defence technique 
• Footwork
• Kicking 

He was very happy about everything that had been happening, including being trained at such a great facility and getting the chance to fight for the interim title at the White House against Ciryl Gane.

The former professional kickboxer is engaging in regular, intense training to prove his dominance over his opponent.

Alex Pereira’s Intense Training 

On May 21, Pereira posted on his Instagram, captioning it “Sharpening my hands and my chin.” 

In the video, he was seen intensely practicing movements:

• Punching (especially head and face)
• Footwork
• Defence technique 

In another video Pereira shared on May 19, he was seen engaging in an intense punching session. The post reads “CHAMA,” and he is performing:

• Heavybag ground and pound drill
• Elbow strike on the ground bag
• Footwork
• Bag punching drill
• Heavybag kicking  and knee drill

He is training at Teixeira MMA & Fitness under the guidance of former Brazilian UFC fighter Glover Teixeira to gain greater command of the game. The MMA artist is preparing himself from every angle to compete for the interim UFC heavyweight title at UFC Freedom 250.

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Written by

Supradeep Dutta

Edited by

Zaid Quraishi