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Alex Pereira’s Emotional Gift to His Father Goes Viral

The UFC light heavyweight champion shared a video of gifting a golf cart to honor his father’s sacrifices raising seven children.

Overview

  • The clip, reshared by Championship Rounds on X, shows Pereira guiding his father outside before revealing the golf cart, prompting an emotional reaction.
  • A translated Instagram caption from Pereira says he is grateful to give back because his father gave up his own things to raise a large family.
  • Coverage notes this is part of a pattern of family support, including earlier posts about buying his parents a new home.
  • Pereira enters 2026 as the reigning light heavyweight titleholder after knocking out Magomed Ankalaev in their UFC 320 rematch in 2025.
  • Reports say he is rehabbing a broken foot as speculation swirls about potential heavyweight opponents, with no official fight booking announced.