Aline Pereira showed potential in her pro-MMA debut loss against Helen Peralta at LFA 147. Pereira, sister of UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira, competed in her first MMA fight against Peralta, the former Ultimate Fighter Season 30 contestant, on November 18. The Brazilian women’s flyweight had some promising moments, including a knocked down against ‘Iansa,’
Aline Pereira looks to follow in her brother Alex’s footsteps. There’s a new brother-sister combo looking to take over the UFC, and their last name is Pereira. ‘Poatan’ only needed three wins in the UFC to challenge Israel Adesanya for the middleweight title at UFC 281. Meanwhile, Aline is looking to replicate her brother’s success
Aline Pereira, the sister of UFC middleweight title challenger Alex Pereira, has signed with Legacy Fighting Alliance. The promotion announced the signing on Twitter. “LFA is excited to announce that we have signed top prospect #AlinePereira. She is a #GLORY kickboxing star and the younger sister of the #UFC’s next middleweight title challenger, former #GLORY
Maria Henderson will follow in her husband’s footsteps. The wife of former UFC lightweight king and Bellator star Benson Henderson, Maria Henderson is set to make her pro MMA debut at the upcoming LFA 135 event. It takes place July 7 in Phoenix, Arizona, and will be streamed on UFC Fight Pass. Her opponent will
Two of the best flyweight prospects in MMA collide. LFA Flyweight Champion Charles Johnson defends his gold strap against the undefeated Carlos Mota at LFA 122. He meets Mota in his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri. Johnson looks to tie the record for most LFA title defenses. Mota looks to capture his first world title.