Alex Pereira

“For me it doesn't matter where, I just like to fight. If they put me in the States or in Brazil, for me it doesn't matter.”

“I'm not the kind of guy to call out opponents because I'll fight anybody.”

“I started working in a tire shop when I was 12, so my childhood was cut off early because I had to work, so I didn't watch many cartoons, movies and series.”

“A lot of us in Brazil live a hard reality but I am living proof that everyone has a chance to make something of themselves in life.”

“Things I say, that inside kick of Adesanya is very good. Not everyone can do that, but he can do it very well.”

“People are enjoying my job. But at the end of the day, what I really want is to continue my work and keep defending my belt.”

“Sometimes I play around with my training partners, I try some tricky things here and there and say, 'Look what I'm doing, look what I'm gonna do at the fight.' It's all planned.”

“Adesanya is very precise, he just moves his head a few inches to escape from strikes and he's already back in range to attack again.”

“In all my interviews with everyone I've fought I always go with the will to win, I want to win, but I don't know if I will win.”

“Some people will say I'm an arrogant person, but my childhood was different. Most of my childhood was busy with work and trying to help provide to my family.”

“Adesanya is a tough guy, but styles make fights.”

“We hear a lot of things about Adesanya behind the scenes, a lot of people talk about him, 'He's like this, he's annoying,' and whatnot. People who truly know him, that I have contact with, say good things about him, say he has a good heart. A lot of the times it's just marketing, and I believe that.”

“It's complicated for any tough MMA fighter to fight Adesanya because he's really good. His distance and defense are his differential. Other fighters don't have a defense that good.”

“Everybody knows my history and Prochazka's history. He's an aggressive and unpredictable guy, you don't know where the strikes are coming.”

“In the beginning, I didn't even know if I could support myself as a fighter, if I could make a living out of that.”

“Dricus definitely is an easier fight than fighting Jon Jones.”

“I believe that when you take things so much to the heart, you end up screwing it up.”

“When you train like I train, you know the work is done, and that gives you the confidence to relax before and during fights. I'm not afraid or nervous.”