Alex Poatán celebrates title alongside Glover Teixeira. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
Alex Poatán e Glover Teixeira They brought joy to the children this Sunday (5), during the Easter celebrations. While preparing for the Pataxó commitment at UFC Casa Branca, scheduled for June 14, the pair of former light heavyweight champions (up to 93 kg) dedicated part of their time to a solidarity action in Sobrália, Minas Gerais.
In an Instagram post, Poatan shared several videos alongside his mentor, surrounded by children during the delivery of boxes of chocolates. In the images, the fighter distributes chocolates and interacts with the little ones, who respond with shouts of 'Chama', a catchphrase that has become the champion's trademark.
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Alex Poatan seeks third UFC belt.
Poatan celebrates his UFC victory. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC
The first belt of Alex Poatán In the UFC, he competed in the middleweight division (up to 83,9 kg). On that occasion, the Brazilian faced his biggest rival, Israel adesanya, in the main fight of the UFC 281, and knocked out the Nigerian in the fifth round, accumulating his third victory over his opponent in combat sports. In the rematch, held in UFC 287Adesanya got his revenge, knocked out Poatan, and regained the title.
Exhausted from the weight cut, the Brazilian decided to move up a weight class. After winning Jan Blachowicz No. UFC 291, received the opportunity to compete for the light heavyweight belt against Jiri Prochazka, at UFC 295Poatan knocked out the Czech fighter, won the division title (up to 93 kg), and defended it three times.
Later, it was surpassed by Magomed Ankalayev No. UFC 313, but turned things around by regaining the throne in UFC 320Now, given the uncertainty surrounding the return of Tom aspinall to defend the undisputed heavyweight title, Poatan face Cyryl Gane In his debut in the category, competing for the interim title.
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