Former two-division UFC champion Alex Pereira will be in Newark, New Jersey for Saturday’s UFC 328 event at the Prudential Center. While in town, “Poatan” made a stop in New York City on Tuesday for the Texas Rangers vs. the New York Yankees baseball game in the Bronx to throw out the ceremonial first pitch.
Pereira made his way to the pitcher’s mound sporting the iconic pinstripe Yankees jersey with the No. 1 on the back. The 38 year-old managed to get the baseball all the way to the catcher in the air avoiding embarrassment.
Pereira has the opportunity to become the first fighter to win belts in three UFC divisions when he takes on former interim titleholder Ciryl Gane in the UFC Freedom 250 fight card on June 14. The interim title bout serves as the fight card’s co-main event on the White House lawn.
