So, the other day, I heard someone mention something about Alex Pereira and cancer. It kind of stuck in my head, you know? Pereira, the kickboxer turned MMA fighter, Poatan. Big guy, hits like a truck. The thought of him battling something like cancer seemed… well, it made me curious.
I figured I should check it out myself instead of just going by hearsay. So, I sat down at my computer, opened up my browser, and started digging. First thing I typed was pretty straightforward: “Alex Pereira had cancer”. Hit enter.
Got a bunch of results back, naturally. Lots of fight news, highlights, stuff about his rivalry with Adesanya. I started clicking through some of the top links – sports news sites, MMA dedicated pages, that sort of thing. Read a few articles discussing his career, his training, his background in kickboxing.
Then I tweaked my search a bit. Tried things like “Alex Pereira health problems”, “Pereira illness”. Maybe the initial rumor wasn’t quite right, maybe it was something else? You know how stories get twisted online.
What I Found (or Didn’t)
Okay, here’s the thing. After spending a fair bit of time looking through different sources, I couldn’t find anything solid about Alex Pereira having cancer. Not a single reliable report, interview, or statement from him or his team mentioned it.
What I did find plenty of information about was his past struggles with alcoholism. He’s been very open about that part of his life, how he started drinking young and how kickboxing helped him turn things around. That story is well-documented, and he talks about it himself.
- Searched major sports news outlets.
- Checked MMA specific websites.
- Looked for interviews with Pereira.
- Scanned some fan forums (taking those with a grain of salt, obviously).
But cancer? Nope. Nothing credible came up. Seems like it might just be one of those internet rumors that pops up now and then, or maybe someone confused him with another fighter. It happens.
So, yeah. Spent some time chasing that down. Good to know the facts, though. Seems like the big challenge he’s spoken openly about overcoming was alcohol, not cancer. Glad I took the time to look into it properly.
