Light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira, who trains at The Pit in Utah, is preparing to defend his title against Sean Strickland at UFC 307 this Saturday at the Delta Center. Pereira spoke exclusively with Fox 13's Andrea Urban about his excitement for the fight and his message of inspiration for fans.
This Saturday the Delta Center will be home to Salt Lake City 's third UFC event. UFC 307 is headlined by the light heavyweight champ, Alex Pereira . He's been training at a gym, The Pit, right here in Utah.Pereira is on a 4-fight win streak with 3 straight knockouts and he has a chance to do it again in front of the Salt Lake City crowd.Fox 13's Andrea Urban spoke exclusively with Pereira during his training, and he said he's excited to put on a show in Utah.
The main thing is I want to show people that if they work hard and discipline themselves, they can overcome and reach places they could never imagine,' said Pereira.He adds, '10 years ago I started training, I thought about if one day I could be a world champion when I became one, I quit drinking and I just wanted to inspire people, that you can reach anything you want to do in life.'Pereira has indigenous ancestry from the Pataxo tribe.
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