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Glory Kickboxing Champion Alex Pereira Signs with MMA Promotion LFA

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Glory Kickboxings Brazilian superstar Alex Pereira  has signed a MMA contract with LFA.

Both LFA (Legacy Fighting Alliance) and Pereira himself announced this on their Instagram accounts on Friday morning.

Pereira is the reigning GLORY 85 kg champ and interim 95 kg champ.

Record

Alex Pereira’s current record sits at 32-6-0 (21 KOs). He is the last man to defeat Israel Adesanya while also holding a 2-0 record against the UFC middleweight champion. Their last fight ended with Pereira delivering a devastating KO.

It is believed that a contract has been arranged, where Pereira will stay Kickboxing at Glory but can represent LFA in mma rules.


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