UFC middleweight contender Alex Pereira explains how the connection to his indigenous roots helps him feel connected to a higher purpose.
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Yet somehow he hasn't converted his people to Islam haha or has he .
Bow and Arrow 🏹
Isn't the whole point of being indigenous mean you can rely on yourself to live? Lol
I’m Native American. And as hunter and former fighter the warrior spirit feeling is something else! Respect all fear none. When your fighting for the right beliefs “any day is a good day to die!” – Chief Sitting Bull
His makeup during the staredown makes sense now. I feel like Alex will get his win once again
As Moroccan Muslim I RESPECT his beautiful 😍 culture
Us Latinos are mostly indigenous . My country of Bolivia has the largest indigenous population in the world . I will support Alex on Saturday night . Good for him bringing attention to the real natives of America .
I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT ALEX AND WHAT HE STANDS FOR. A REAL INDIGENOUS WARRIOR . GOD BLESS ALEX PEREIRA !!! GOOD LUCK CHAMP
Imagine if Izzy came out with his Nigerian culture roots. Well have a battle of tribes going on lol
I'm Mayan and purepecha and seeing him push through adversaries it motivates me to do better
Adasnaya claims culture alex represents and shows culture
Keep it alive brother ,you need all the mana you need.
Shame that fighters can't walk out with their flags anymore …
He will become champ ☝️
With the help of his ancestors energy and spirituality .
I LOVE THIS!!
Salaam to all Indigenous families!❤️
"Cape Malay" / "Cape Coloured"
from Cape Town, South Africa 🇿🇦
He should walk out to roots sepultura
Good Aleex
He’s going to and it will be bad day for Izzy 😢
I can’t believe Izzy is the one that basically motivated Alex to get into mma.
And Neeeew…….!!!!!
is this guy.meant to be muslim?
His blood lineage is formed of ancient native brazilian warriors who fought head to head with the much more advanced europeans back in the XVI century
ALEX PEREIRA IS NATIVE
So… He isn't a Muslim anymore?
His Islam phase was just a quick phase to combat alcohism?
He isn't a Muslim anymore, I assume.
Beautiful
can we put his faceoff with izzy as the cover?: that would be badass
I'm a Mexican with Indigenous roots and to see this Indigenous Brazilian brother get that win last night was a beautiful thing. Alex se você ver isso, eu só queria que você soubesse que você é um guerreiro, irmão, seus ancestrais indígenas com certeza estão orgulhosos de você! Muito amor e respeito de um irmão mexicano.
🇲🇽🤝🏽🇧🇷
Culture was made up by god to keep natives civilized…
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Respect
WOW Awesome champ, INDIGENOUS love.
American indigenous power!!
💪🏽💪🏽🪶🪶. Brazil stand up!!
🇲🇽 🤝🏽 🇧🇷
What a fighter 💪🏼
Nice another Muslim Champion 🎉🎉 Mashallah
This man was the hero we needed
The fight is like Namor vs Black Panther
Anyone remember those giant Indian chief statues they had in tobacco shops back in the day? That's Alex
People forget about the harm the colonizers have made to the native americans. They just remember about the black people, but the indigenous had their land, culture, religion, soul, taken away from them. And because most of them didn't accept to be slaves they were brutally slaughtered.
Believe me when you respect your ancestors they will always reward you no mater always respect where you come from!
The only thing that sucks are those tattoos. Instead he should have go some Brazilian indigenous tattoos and he would look complete.
Legend
Now that's culture! Not the one who painted his nails white
He’s Broken Native for real 💪🏽💪🏽
That's monster of man ..this man is my inspiration
Big W for Alex for living up to his bloodline 🗿
Hope we get to see him in full regalia next time not just the headress
Love this guy..
Both Izzy and Alex have similar spark in possessing themselves to their intro expression…..but one demands more of a cartoonish divine character and the other conceptualize himself as jungle warrior…. But both generally comes from same back ground….
Amazing fighter and indigenous background and him being authentic to his people while giving back to the community just makes me love him more.