Brazilian kickboxing champion Aleksandro Pereira will get an opportunity to earn a UFC contract this summer.
Pereira owns a 2-1 mixed martial arts record. He last competed at Jungle Fight 87 in May 2016, when he scored a second-round TKO of Marcus Vinicius Fialho da Silveira.
The Sao Paulo native is best known for his exploits in the kickboxing ring. He has competed in promotions such as SUPERKOMBAT, It’s Time, WGP Kickboxing and Glory. Pereira won the Glory middleweight contender tournament in 2014 and was the WGP Kickboxing middleweight champion in 2015. He last competed for Glory in December, taking a third-round TKO win over Yousri Belagroui at Glory 49: Rotterdam.