Background
Alexandre, who is named after his grandfather, was born in São Paulo Vicente, São Paulo and raised in Santos, Sao Paulo.
Alexandre, who is named after his grandfather, was born in São Paulo Vicente, São Paulo and raised in Santos, Sao Paulo.
Growing up, Alexandre competed in football and was talented, going on to play professionally, but ultimately chose to focus on a career in Muay Thai.
Alexandre began training in Muay Thai at the age of 19. Kickboxing Alexandre began his professional kickboxing career in October 2004 in his native Brazil. In 2008, Alexandre became a contestant on the lieutenant"s Showtime Reality television series.
He made it to the finals against Sem Braan, losing via majority decision.
He fought a total of three times that evening, winning the Evolution 17 King"s Cup Qualifying tournament title in the process. He defeated Nampon PKMuaythai via unanimous decision in the lackluster main event of Lion Fight 11 in Las Vegas on September 20, 2013.
He was scheduled have his rubber match with John Wayne Parr at Powerplay Promotions 22 in Melbourne, Australia on November 8, 2013. However, he did not apply for his visa in time and was unable to enter the country and so he was replaced by New Zealand"s Brad Riddell who Parr defeated by unanimous decision.
He defeated Mark Holst via UD in the main event of Lion Fight 15 in Ledyard, Connecticut on May 23, 2014.
In 2015, Alexandre defeated John Wayne Parr in a trilogy by unanimous decision at Lion Fight 25. Mixed martial arts In August 2011, Alexandre signed a multi-fight deal with the Bellator Fighting Championships, a United States-based mixed martial arts promotion. Alexandre had a disappointing debut in October 2011 as he lost to Josh Quayhagen via decision at Bellator 52.
He currently owns a 5-1 record in Bellator.
Additionally, Alexandre trained extensively with Rashad Evans and K-1 fighter Tyrone Spong leading up to Evans" fight at UFC 133 with Tito Ortiz. 2015 A.M.T.I. (162lbs) South American.