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Alex Pereira’s Net Worth Sures $4 Million Mark Thanks To Career Earnings In The UFC & Lucrative Endorsements
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Alex Pereira is a Brazilian MMA superstar, who has quickly became one of the biggest stars in the UFC in the past year or two. Here at SportsCasting, we have decided to take an in-depth look at the career of the two-division UFC champion. This includes the net worth, career earnings and endorsements of ‘Poatan’.
Alex Pereira Net Worth Estimated At $4 Million
Alex Pereira is a two-division UFC champion and one of the biggest names in the sport of MMA right now. Pereira now s a list of elite fighters who have won the UFC title in two weight division. Now, the Brazilian MMA superstar can be considered as an all-time great.
Here at SportsCasting we have decided to take an in-depth look at Alex Pereira’s net worth, career earnings and endorsement deals. As of today, Alex Pereira’s net worth is estimated to be in the region of $4 million.
The 37-year-old is worth an absolute fortune and is one of the biggest names in the sport of MMA. The Brazilian MMA sensation has won 12 professional fights which includes 10 knockouts – seven of which have come in the UFC.
The Sports Daily now estimates his net worth to be at least $4 million, based on his lifetime earnings. Pereira has had an outstanding career so far, but could reach even new heights going forward. Should Pereira continue to win via knockout, he could reach #1 pound-for-pound in the UFC imminently.
Over the last seven years, Pereira’s main source of income has been as a mixed martial artist. However, Pereira also earned a salary as a professional kickboxer from 2012-2021. More about Pereira’s career earnings later in this article.
Pereira’s net worth has also been heavily enhanced through ventures outside of the octagon too. His other main earners outside of MMA come through his various endorsements. Again, more on that later.
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Alex Pereira Career Earnings
Ever since Alex Pereira signed for the UFC, he has gradually earned more money as his career has progressed. It’s fair to say that ‘Poatan’ has certainly made some lucrative purses even since g for the UFC back in 2021.
In his fight against best UFC betting sites, ‘Poatan’ earned $682,000 as well as claiming the UFC Middleweight Title. The rematch earned Pereira $1,767,000 as the champion, despite losing the fight.
The 1987-born MMA star then earned a reported $850k for his light-heavyweight debut victory against Jan Blachowicz at UFC 291. When Pereira became a two-division UFC champion at UFC 295, the Brazilian earned just shy of $1.7m for his KO victory over Jiri Prochazka.
In the main event at UFC 300, the Brazilian earned just shy of $3m which is the third largest of his career to date. At UFC 303 in his rematch with Prochazka, Pereira earned a career-high $3,303,000.
This was followed by an estimated $3m at UFC 307, when ‘Poatan’ defeated Khalil Rountree in Round 4 in his last UFC Light-Heavyweight Title defence. Pereira lost his belt to Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313, with an official purse not yet confirmed. However, it is estimated he earned roughly $2,942,000.
Just inside the octagon and in his career as a professional fighter, Alex Pereira has earned a total of $15 million+. This of course includes his earnings prior to ing the UFC, but the lion share has come since g with Dana White‘s organisation.
More about Alex Pereira’s outside of the octagon earnings next.
Alex Pereira UFC Earnings (Last 10):
| Fight | Fight Purse |
|---|---|
| Pereira vs Ankalaev – UFC 313 | $2,942,000 |
| Pereira vs Rountree – UFC 307 | $2,992,000 |
| Pereira vs Prochazka 2 – UFC 303 | $3,592,000 |
| Pereira vs Hill – UFC 300 | $2,942,000 |
| Pereira vs Prochazka – UFC 295 | $1,682,000 |
| Pereira vs Blachowicz – UFC 291 | $850,000 |
| Pereira vs Adesanya 2 – UFC 287 | $1,767,000 |
| Pereira vs Adesanya – UFC 281 | $682,000 |
| Pereira vs Strickland – UFC 276 | $244,000 |
| Pereira vs Silva – UFC Fight Night | $104,000 |
All career earnings info per MMA Salaries
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Alex Pereira Endorsements & Sponsorship Deals
Another reason that Alex Pereira has a net worth of $4 million and has earned upward of $15 million in his career is due to the fact he has various sponsors.
Besides his earnings in the UFC, Pereira also earns a lucrative sum of money outside of the octagon too. He has various different sponsors who are on board the Brazilian hype-train, as well as the standard promotional benefits from UFC fight gear of course.
The two-division UFC champion has an NFT partnership with OWNIC. Pereira is an ambassador for Stake, Aviator by SPRIBE and BlockDAG. He is also endorsed by brands such as AthletiCBD, Roobet, Venum and Smilodox.
Given his rise to fame and immense success in the cage in such a short period of time, Alex Pereira has a list of sponsors queuing up to get on board with him. It is unknown exactly how much his endorsement deals are worth, but it is certainly a lucrative sum of money.
All of these sponsors, along with his earnings outside of the octagon are all huge factors in the growth of Alex Pereira’s net worth.
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