Alex Pereira and Alexa Grasso practicing MMA with F1 drivers Valtteri Bottas and Guanyu Zhou at UFC PI has garnered attention from MMA fans worldwide. Many people have voiced their delight over the new collaboration, complimenting Pereira and Grasso.
Because of the promotion's partnership with Stake, Pereira and Grasso recently met Bottas and Zhou, who drive for the Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber, at UFC PI in Mexico City. There, they all participated in different MMA training exercises. UFC posted a video of their training session to their YouTube channel.
Check out the video below:
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Fans soon rushed to the comments section to share their reactions.
One fan wrote:
''It's a breath of fresh air seeing Alexa instead of Nina with Alex.''
Another one stated:
''Didn't know Alexa had this much personality''
Other fans wrote:
''It's interesting how combat and racing are the two sports that you don't "play". You don't play fighting or play racing, it's as serious as life or death.''
''F1 is trying hard to push this stupid race crap on to the UFC fans now. 2nd year of F1 in Las Vegas is a nightmare for workers / locals / visitors and that they couldn't even fill the seats. Besides that BS, a great team up with Alex and Alexa.''
Check out more reactions below:
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As for the MMA scene, Pereira fought thrice this year, putting on excellent displays each time he stepped inside the octagon. The Brazilian came to the promotion's rescue, appearing on short notice at UFC 300 and UFC 303 and successfully defending his light heavyweight title with knockout victories over Jamahal Hill and Jiri Prochazka, respectively.
In his most recent octagon outing at UFC 307, 'Poatan' knocked out Khalil Rountree Jr. for his third successful title defense.
Meanwhile, Grasso only participated in one fight this year, against Valentina Shevchenko at Noche UFC 306, where the Mexican lost her flyweight belt by unanimous decision.
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Pereira has introduced his collection of knitwear with Christmas themes. With the fighter's recognizable "Stone Face" emoji and slogan "Chama," the collection is a must-have for MMA fans. He took to X and made the announcement.
Notably, Pereira's performances this year have earned him the MMA 'Fighter of the Year' award.