'Patan' arrived in the UFC in 2021, where he made a statement about his Octagon debut to start a legendary run.
The light heavyweight champion has become a superstar since he signed at the UFC, which led to UFC 313 on March 8, where Alex Pereira defends his title against Magomed Ankalaev.
The title holder of 205 pounds made his debut in the middleweight division before he even won dominance in the weight class above with Pereira even flirting with the idea of going back to Dricus du Plessis.
The UFC debut of Pereira brought a number of injuries that he could overcome to start well, which was steadily built to larger and better things.
Although his UFC 268 opponent is no longer in the UFC, he still competes at a high level in Europe, where he recently had a setback.
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Alex Pereira's former enemy Andreas Mikhailidis apologizes after the loss of Octagon 67
On November 6 in Madison Square Garden, Alex Pereira announced his arrival in the UFC by delivering a devastating flying knee -buttock -out.
'Patan' was confronted with Greece's Andreas Mikhailidis, who achieved a good start in the fight by winning the first round with 1-1 in his previous Octagon performances.
Unfortunately for him the fight became known for his fighting moment where Pereira locked up the first of many clips for his UFC height.
Hoy Hace Un Año, Alex Pereira Hacía Su Debut Con UFC, Ganándole a Andreas Michailidis via TKO.
Incríble si le Tomara tan solo un uño y una semana de su debut a ser campeón. #Ufc281 pic.twitter.com/t7jep6ds0l
– Danny Segura (@DannySeguratv) November 6, 2022
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Michailidis would fight again in the UFC before he left the promotion and signed with European promotion oatsagon.
He has fought six times since he was done in 2023, 3-3 with his last outing on Octagon 67 last weekend, where he participated in the first round of their middleweight Tipsport Gamecanger Tournament.
Michailidis was submitted in the Czech Republic by Mark Hulme in South Africa, which appeared in the season of last year's Ultimate Fighter and a training partner is by Dricus Du Plessis.
In an Instagram post after the defeat, he said he was distracted in the fight after a thumb injury, which also meant that he could not defend himself against the guillotine choke.
“Unfortunately, my match did not go well at Octagon 67, it was the worst version I did. Everything started well in the beginning and, according to our strategy, went to an exchange of successes at about 1:30 of the first round that I broke my thumb, this clouded my mind as soon as I realized it.
“I calculated my kick incorrectly and got a blow that surprised me and eventually got a choke that I could not defend with my hithand. Sorry for those who are disappointed in my appearance, I will repair my hand and come back stronger, thanks for your support !!! “
Alex Pereira's Flying Knee Knock -Out changed everything
For the first round of the UFC 268 debut of Alex Pereira, it seemed that it would not work for the former kickboxing.
He was able to get up again after he had been down early, but for the rest of the first, Andreas Michailidis 'Patan' held against the side of the cage with the referee even separating at some point due to a lack of action.
In what some people feared, a massive lower whelWhelming debut and proof would be that Pereira could not hang on the MMA with limited experience, he closed the show before he gave his opponent another chance to grab him.
We still had no idea how successful or huge Pereira would become after a worrying debut in a Hall of Fame career within a few years.
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