UFC star Michel Pereira has been busy saving lives as devastating Brazilian floods continue ravaging the area.
Pereira often looks like a superhero inside the octagon, given his intimidating build and proficiency to stop his opponents early in the contest.
However, his efforts torescue stranded dogsduring disastrous flooding in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, make him a real-life superhero in the eyes of any dog lover out there.
Frequent bouts of rain have caused river levels to rise exponentially in recent weeks, leaving destruction and chaos in its wake.
In a viral clip, Pereira can be seen on the roof of a building, almost entirely submerged in water, with a flashlight in his mouth and a dog on his hip.
UFC fighter Michel Pereira helps rescue animals from floods in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazilpic.twitter.com/UzzphHX9lw
They escorted that terrified pooch to a safer environment, clear of the flood threatening its life. And alongside it was a slew of other dogs that Pereira saved in the process.
It invokes the memory ofMark Coleman’s storywhen he went storming back into a burning building to try and save his dog during a horrific house fire that nearly cost Coleman his life.
The 30-year-old, born in Marabá, Pará, Brazil, nearly three thousand kilometers north of Rio Grande do Sul, spent the weekend also helping individuals stranded by the ongoing floods, saving many lives as a result.
Pereira, who is not related toUFC champion Alex Pereira, doesn’t have a next opponent lined up quite yet, but he’s staying busy helping those who are unable to help themselves.
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For that, the Brazilian MMA star lives up to the ‘hero’ label. And if he has it his way, it won’t be long before Pereira shows his heroics again inside the octagon.
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