Alex Pereira, considered one of the biggest stars in mixed martial arts today despite not speaking English, put his popularity to the test last Saturday at an autograph session at Shopping El Dorado in São Paulo, Brazil. Ta.
Upon arriving at the shopping center, Poatan was greeted by a crowd that had already gathered in the shopping center corridor. With chants of “Chama!” Chama! Chama! ” the crowd patiently waited to take pictures and get autographs from their idols. In a video posted on Instagram, Poitin expressed how emotional he was when he received love from fans back home.
“It was beyond my expectations to see people leaving their homes on holiday and waiting in long lines to take pictures with me. Look at the child crying. I’m speechless,” Pereira said.
The UFC light heavyweight champion also recently appeared on one of the country’s most popular podcasts, Podopa, and revealed that he is not considering fighting Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 310.
“It’s time to rest now. I have a lot of work to do. I talked about traveling. I can’t cancel. I also want to take some time off,” he said.
Pereira also revealed details about his on-screen debut as villain The Butcher in the A24 action thriller Onslaught.
“We’re going to shoot for six weeks. I’m going to act, but I like to do things where I don’t have to speak. It’s going to be like The Terminator, where the guy only says one word at the end,” he said. said. “I’m going to do this whole movie in silence. I’m going to be there from beginning to end and I’m going to say ‘chama’ at the end.”
