The Brazilian Alex Pereira, better known as Alex Poatanwill be the main attraction of UFC 313 this Saturday, March 8. Poatan will defend the title of the light heavyweight In a confrontation against the Russian Magomed Ankalaev. The dispute will take place in Las Vegas, in the United States.
But what is the meaning of this nickname of the Brazilian fighter? When did he start being called Poatan? THE Sporting News show.
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What does Poatan mean?
Poatan is a Tupi-Guarani word of origin what means “stone hands”. The nickname refers to Power of Alex Pereira’s blowssince it is known for its strength and ability to knock out the opponents, both in kickboxing and MMA.
When he migrated to MMA and began fighting at UFC, the nickname Poatan became further popularized, especially after the striking knockout victories, including the victory over Israel Adesanya to win the medium weight belt. Since then, Poatan has become a trademark of Alex Pereira in the world of struggles.
How did the nickname Poatan come about?
The nickname was Given by Mestre Belocqua Wera, the first coach of the Brazilian. As soon as Alex Pereira began training fight, Wera gave Alex the nickname, highlighting his claw in the fights.
– I gave the nickname because ‘po’ is hand, ‘attain’ is strong. So strong hand. This is the translation. But my idea was to make the warrior of the strong hands, which was something for him to incorporate not only Poatan, which is stone hands, but it is something that comes from the same identity. ‘I am a warrior, the warrior Poatan’. From there we started using this nickname, ”said Belocqua Wera.
UFC 313 – Poatan x Ankalaev: Location and Transmission
- Event location: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas (USA)
- Where to watch: UFC Fight Pass (paid streaming). The first six fights will be free broadcast from 8:30 pm at UFC Fight Pass and also on UFC profiles on Facebook, Youtube and Tiktok.
UFC 313 – Poatan X Ankalaev: Lutas
Main Card – From 0h (from Brasilia)
- Half -heavyweight belt dispute – Alex Pereira (BRA) x Magomed Ankalaev (RUS)
- Leaves – Justin Gaethje (EUA) x Rafael Fiziev (AZE)
- LateS Weight – Jalin Turner (USA) x Ignacio Bahamondes (CHA)
- Women’s Stick Weight – Amanda Lemos (BRA) x Iasmin Lucindo (BRA)
- Late – King Green (USA) x Mauricio Ruffy (BRA)
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Preliminary Card – From 20:30 (Brasilia)
- PEPER -PEOPLE – CURTIS BLAYDES (USA) X RIZVAN KUNIEV (RUS)
- Weight -we – Joshua van (mya) x rei tsuruya (Jap)
- Breen Weight – Brunno Ferreira (BRA) X Armen Petrosyan (ARM)
- Half Middle Weight – Aldx Morono (USA) X Carlos Leal (BRA)
- Pena Weight – Mairon Santos (BRA) X Francis Marshall (USA)
- Pena Weight – Chris Gutierrez (USA) x John Castaneda (USA)
- MEDIUM WEIGHT – DJORDEN SANTOS (BRA) X OZZY DIAZ (USA)
