Aline Pereira Juggled Delivery Shifts
Aline Pereira described balancing Amazon delivery work with training before her Karate Combat 52 appearance on January 24, 2025. The Brazilian fighter was trying to build a full-time sporting career while supporting her family in the United States.
Early deliveries left room for training
In an interview with MMA Fighting, Pereira said the routine could be exhausting. Outside fight camp, she started deliveries before dawn so that work would leave her time to practice later in the day.
The younger sister of Alex Pereira had competed in kickboxing and MMA before moving to Karate Combat. She hoped the new opportunity would eventually allow her to earn her living entirely through fighting.
The Miami bout brought another stoppage
Pereira faced Amanda Torres at Mana Wynwood Convention Center in Miami. Florida’s official event record lists a TKO victory for Pereira forty-seven seconds into the second round.
After a competitive opening round, Pereira increased her aggression and dropped Torres with a combination. The referee intervened during the follow-up attack, a decision questioned in contemporaneous coverage because Torres was still attempting to defend.
A later title fight delivered the next milestone
The victory moved Pereira to 2–0 in Karate Combat following her earlier knockout of Dee Begley. She then met Fani Peloumpi for the promotion’s vacant women’s flyweight championship at Karate Combat 56 in July 2025.
Pereira won that contest by unanimous decision. The championship added a major achievement to the career she had been building alongside the delivery shifts discussed before her January appearance.
Sources
- MMA Fighting: Pereira’s interview about delivery work and training
- Florida Athletic Commission: January 24 opponent, venue and finish
- MMA Fighting: Torres bout sequence and stoppage debate
- Karate Combat: official fight history
- LowKick MMA: flyweight championship victory
