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UFC Star Alex Pereira Throws First Pitch at Yankees Game Ahead of White House Fight

MMA Knockout On SI·Drew Beaupre·27 days ago
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Former two-division UFC titleholder Alex Pereira got the chance to show off his arm at last night’s New York Yankees game. A former middleweight champion that also defended the UFC light heavyweight belt on three occasions before being unseated by Magomed Ankalaev, Pereira reclaimed his title by knocking out Ankalaev in just over a minute in his last outing at UFC 320. “Poatan” elected to vacate the light heavyweight title ahead of a meeting with Ciryl Gane at “UFC Freedom 250”, where Pereira will try to become the first fighter to hold UFC belts in three different weight classes when he and Gane throw down for the interim heavyweight strap. Alex Pereira Takes the Mound at Yankee Stadium With just over a month to go until the event at The White House, Pereira got some extra spotlight last night when he made the trip to Yankee Stadium and threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Yankees played the Texas Rangers.…

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