Alex Pereira has earned the nickname "Poatan" due to his infamous knockouts. "Poatan" translates to "Stone Hands" in Tupi. Pereira is Indigenous and belongs to the Pataxo tribe. According to the ...
Alex Pereira has become a viral MMA sensation, so much so that another fighter, Indonesia's Rakha Maulana Muhtadi, copied his signature walkout. However, Muhtadi has found little success in the sport.