Poatan promotes UFC event. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC
Alex Poatán He is one of the UFC's biggest stars, but he still has goals and dreams to achieve. It's no secret that the light heavyweight champion (up to 93 kg) aims to move up to heavyweight (up to 120,2 kg) in pursuit of a third different title and also wants to have a super fight with... Jon Jones at the White House on June 14th in Washington (USA). And it doesn't stop there. The renowned striker intends to get involved with the film industry.
It's true that, in 2025, Poatan filmed the horror feature film 'Onslaught', which has no release date yet, and played the villain. Now, in an interview with the channel... Walter WalkerThe UFC star revealed that he would love for his life story to be turned into a movie and shown on the big screen. And the Brazilian's wish is valid.
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Coming from humble beginnings, the athlete had to fight to achieve success. Surprisingly, Poatan, who worked for years in a tire shop, began his journey in combat sports at an advanced age and overcame alcohol addiction to become one of the best fighters in the history of kickboxing and MMA. Having achieved such a feat, the veteran believes his story is quite a narrative.
"Absolutely. It's great because I have a beautiful and very motivating story. I think it will help a lot of people who will be watching a movie like this, with my life story," said the UFC champion.
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Alex PoatánThe 38-year-old fighter made his name in kickboxing with Glory and debuted in the UFC in 2021. From there, the Brazilian experienced a meteoric rise, becoming one of the organization's main stars.
It's no coincidence that the athlete won the middleweight (up to 83,9 kg) and light heavyweight (up to 93 kg) belts. Furthermore, the renowned striker has a record that includes defeating former champions. Israel adesanya, Jamahal hill, Jan Blachowicz, Jiri Prochazka (twice), Magomed Ankalayev e Sean Strickland.
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