ALEX PEREIRA’s weight for his heavyweIght debut against Ciryl Gane has been revealed.

The former kickboxers will vie for the interim heavyweight title in the co-main event of Sunday’s historic .

🚨BREAKING🚨

Alex Pereira weighs in at 251lbs for his heavyweight debut.

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A bald, shirtless, tattooed man in patterned shorts stands on a scale during a UFC weigh-in.Alex Pereira looks huge ahead of his heavyweight debut Credit: CHISANGA MALATA / THE SUN Fighter Alex Pereira flexing for the crowd at the UFC Freedom 250 weigh-in event.Pereira, 38, tipped the scales at a whopping 251lbs for his heavyweight debut Credit: CHISANGA MALATA / THE SUN

‘Poatan’, 38, has put on a considerable amount of size ahead of his eagerly anticipated and historic heavyweight bow.

He’s beefed up thanks to eating in a caloric surplus and pumping plenty of iron.

UFC fans around the world have been wondering just how much the two-division champion will weigh for his divisional debut.

And they got the answer to that question af the official weigh-ins this afternoon.

Pereira tipped the scales at a whopping 251lbs pounds.

Opponent Gane, who will look to reclaim the interim crown, weighed in before the fan favourite, coming in at 248lbs.

Pereira predicted a different weight for his heavyweight debut, saying when asked how heavy he expected to be: “Around [242 pounds]

“Not too heavy, I was heavier before. I got up to [258 pounds] and then I gradually started cutting back down.”

Alex Pereira of Brazil faces off against Ciryl Gane of France at the UFC Freedom 250 Press Conference.Alex Pereira makes his heavyweight debut against Ciryl Gane at the UFC White House Credit: PER HALJESTAM / THE SUN A muscular, shirtless man doing a deadlift in a gym.Alex Pereira has been smashing the weights over the last few months Credit: INSTAGRAM@ALEXPOATANPEREIRA

“I was at [242 pounds], then I dropped to [205 pounds]

“Now doing the math is difficult … It helps me a lot because of my diet. I don’t have that concern anymore.”

“When I was a middleweight, it was much more complicated.

“About a month before the fight, I had to cut back heavily on food, maybe even feel a bit weaker.

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“When I was a middleweight, it was much more complicated.

“The weight cut was pretty aggressive.

“Now I don’t have that concern anymore and for me, that’s very important.”

Victory over Gane will see further etch his name into the history books, as well as earn a showdown with Brit champ .

He’ll become the first fighter in history to hold belts in THREE different weight classes with a win over the Frenchman.