“Entire wardrobe is UFC attire” – Alex Pereira photographed with only UFC Venum shorts on the road has fans in splits

Alex “Poatan” Pereira is coming fresh off an impressive victory at UFC 295. He became the ninth fighter in the promotion to achieve double champion status by capturing the light heavyweight title. Ever since then, the fighter has taken the internet by storm with his social presence. From random callouts, to cryptic messages, to pranks, to sparring videos; he has done it all. Pereira recently got fans excited after posting a teasing potential return with UFC 300 fight card talks taking shape.

The 9-2-0 205lber and GLORY kickboxing champion is famed for his stoic yet steady demeanor. Even amidst a split with partner Merle Christine, the fighter recently impacted fight fans with memories of incredible transformation. Hence, such splashy feats and updates from “Poatan” are a usual matter. Yet a recent surfaced post has fans in a split.

The post in question has a snap of the kickboxer flaunting his official ‘Venum’ sports shorts, in a picture with a few of his acquaintances. The instance has drawn quite a few hilarious reactions from fans of the sport. The prominent caption read – “This mf Pereira’s entire wardrobe is UFC attire“; and fans have agreed upon that.

Coincidentally, this isn’t the first time the fighter has drawn attention with extremities in fashion choices and practices. About a month back, fighter went viral for hilariously testing out new shoe merchandise by pulling off an insane combo. Yet again, the fighter has done the same.

Fans react to Alex Pereira’s new non-contextual image in fight shorts

Alex Pereira captured the vacant light heavyweight gold medal at UFC 295. At Madison Square Garden, “Poatan” stopped former champion Jiri Prochazka at 4:08 of the second round. Pereira has become a fan favorite lately, but this is due to his variated antics for the most part.

From spoofing a face-off with Ciryl Gane at Ares FC 18 Q&A to pranking the likes of Daniel Cormier, he has gone viral many times now. But his most recent stunt comes in the form of his unique wardrobe choice. Check out how some fans have accordingly reacted to the matter, in the below tweets –

Many fans have concurrently lauded the fighter jokingly, for being a ‘company man‘. Touting his official fight and sparring shorts, the fighter has thus attracted many quips. However, more die-hard fans have nudged that the fighter is now successful enough to buy luxurious cars and hence does not need to flaunt his fight purse on extravagant items of clothing for no reason.

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