It looks like Alex Pereira has a new gig.
The reigning UFC light heavyweight world champion has quickly become one of the most popular fighters on the planet courtesy of his signature stone-faced expression and his penchant for rendering other fighters unconscious with relative ease.
Recently, Pereira was featured in a promo for Topps, the popular trading card manufacturer that recently kicked off a buyback program offering collectors store credit for trading in their Chrome UFC trading cards featuring ‘Poatan.’
Check out the commercial below:
If you want to participate in the buyback program, the process is fairly simple:
- Buy 2024 Topps Chrome UFC and collect Alex Pereira cards.
- Bring those Alex Pereira cards to your local participating hobby shop.
- Exchange the cards for store credit.
Topps has a list of participating partners on its website right here. If you don’t have a location in your area, Topps has partnered with three retailers to service mail-in UFC Main Event cards for the buyback event.
Congrats to @AlexPereiraUFC on defending his crown! 👑
— Topps (@Topps) April 14, 2024
You can now redeem your 2024 Topps Chrome UFC Alex Pereira base & parallels for credit at your local participating hobby shop!
Base = $20
Unnumbered Refractors = $40
Numbered (Over /100) = $100
Numbered (Under /100) = $200 pic.twitter.com/8d72yLA64t
What’s Next For Alex Pereira?
Fresh off his first defense of the 205-pound crown at UFC 300, Alex Pereira is already on the hunt for his next opponent. Initially, it looked like ‘Poatan’ would be paired up with No. 2 ranked contender Magomed Ankalaev. However, with Ankalaev wanting to wait until October, Pereira would rather pursue a rematch with former champion Jiri Prochazka.
Recently, undisputed UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones has shown interest in a superfight between the two — once he takes care of some business with consensus heavyweight GOAT Stipe Miocic.
In the meantime, check out some behind-the-scenes footage from Pereira’s Topps commercial:
🔥🚨NEW: Behind the scenes footage of UFC light heavyweight champ Alex Pereira filming a new commercial for Topps UFC Trading Cards. 👀#UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/fpeCkqQ2lc
— Parry Punch (@ParryPunchNews) April 23, 2024
BTS of Alex Pereira starring in a new Topps trading cards commercial 🤣👏 pic.twitter.com/rJXPQ96AVT
— MMA Orbit (@mma_orbit) April 23, 2024
