Pereira is the type of guy to give someone else a present on
his birthday.
Two weeks before her title defense at Karate Combat 62—scheduled
for July 24 in Miami against Juliana
Velasquez—Aline
Pereira was surprised by her brother, “Poatan,” with one of the
biggest gifts she has ever received. On his birthday of July 7, per
sources close to the situation, the current UFC heavyweight gave
his younger sister a house in Connecticut, near their training camp
of Teixeira MMA & Fitness.
Gifts that change a life
On a since-deleted Instagram Stories
post, the Karate Combat champ wrote, “There are gifts that change a
life. Today, you gave me one of them. Thank you, little brother,
for so much love and generosity. May God repay you twofold for
everything you do for me. Happy birthday! I love you.”
The 35-year-old flyweight has bounced back and forth between
kickboxing, Karate Combat and MMA since debuting in the LFA in
2022. Her most recent appearance in any combat sport came in May
when she took home a decision over Jade
Masson-Wong at the inaugural MVP MMA event. That put her on the
first win streak of her career, although all of her professional
outings in MMA have heard the final bell.
As a Karate Combat participant, she first appeared in 2024 to knock
fellow MMA expat Dee Begley
out in the opening frame. She went on to stop Amanda
Torres early the next year, and in July 2025, captured its
first title by earning a decision over Fani
Peloumpi. This bout on July 24 at Karate Combat 62 is to be the
first defense of her 125-pound throne, and she will be facing
another ex-MMA fighter in Velasquez.
“Poatan” lost in his last UFC outing, appearing at the UFC White
House event in June and succumbing to strikes from Ciryl Gane
for the interim heavyweight belt. The former middleweight and light
heavyweight titlist attempted to become the first three-division
champion in company history, and since his defeat, has suggested he
plans on remaining at the highest weight category for at least one
more match.