UFC star and lightweight heavyweight champion Alex Pereira reunited with a fan who fought a battle with most cancers and got here out on prime.
“Poatan” shared a video on his Instagram of his reunion with Australian fan Ashton Choothesa, who requested Pereira again in July to shave his head throughout a go to to The Royal Youngsters’s Hospital in Melbourne. Pereira was overwhelmed with emotion, however is now feeling proud to see that Choothesa has now been most cancers free for 3 months.
Try the video from Pereira’s social media.
“I’m not an instance of the way to overcome obstacles as tough as most cancers, however right here I deliver you an instance of somebody who overcame most cancers,” Pereira wrote.
One of many prime pound-for-pound fighters on the planet, Pereira was a Fighter of the Yr contender in 2024 with a trio of title protection knockouts towards Jamahal Hill at UFC 300, Jiri Prochazka in a rematch at UFC 303, and Khalil Rountree in his most up-to-date bout at UFC 307 in October.
Pereira is now set to defend his gentle heavyweight championship towards prime contender Magomed Ankalaev in the principle occasion of UFC 313. The promotion’s subsequent pay-per-view occasion takes place March 8 at T-Cell Area in Las Vegas.
