this fighter went from an Uber Eats
driver to UFC champion born and raised
in hugho Alexandre Pantoja began
fighting at 17 years old after winning
16 of his first 18 probe outs Pantoja
came to the US and competed in the
ultimate fighter reality TV series
although he didn’t win the competition
he secured a spot in the UFC where he’s
fought since 2017 during his title
Journey Pantoja opted to make additional
money by driving for Uber Eats to
support him and his family he drove for
the company even days before he fought
Brandon Royal whom he submit and won a
$50,000 performance in the night bonus
UFC offered Pantoja a title fight but he
had an ACL injury that required surgery
forcing him to decline the title shot it
took 11 months for his recovery but
panta came back with
Force pantoja’s title shot finally came
at UFC 290 where he claimed the UFC
flyweight title Pantoja will make his
second title defense against Steve EG in
his home country of Brazil on Saturday
at UFC 301 only on ESPN Plus