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Alex Pereira challenges Valter Walker to spar, offers purse-sized reward

Alex Pereira has fired back at Valter Walker after the submission specialist questioned how “Poatan” would fare against Sergei Pavlovich.

By Marcelo Alonso · Sherdog

Published: Tuesday, 13 October 2026 at 4:17 AM

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Alex Pereira challenged Valter Walker to spar, offering his fight purse if Walker catches him in a foot submission.
Pereira offered to fly Walker from Russia to Las Vegas in first class for the sparring session.
Walker had claimed Pereira would struggle against Sergei Pavlovich and would be a favorable matchup for himself.

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Alex Pereira has challenged submission specialist Valter Walker to a sparring session in Las Vegas following comments Walker made regarding Pereira's upcoming bout. Pereira offered to fly Walker first class from Russia and pay him the equivalent of his last fight purse if Walker manages to submit him with a foot lock.

Walker previously questioned how Pereira would handle Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 335 and claimed Pereira was a favorable matchup for him. Pereira is scheduled to face Pavlovich on December 12 in Las Vegas, while Walker enters the discussion having secured his last five consecutive victories via leg-lock submissions.

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Alex Pereira challenges Valter Walker to spar, offers purse-sized reward

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