- Alex Pereira knocked out his opponent with a kick to the top within the second spherical
- The 2 boxers exchanged heavy blows, with Pereira retaining his belt with a brutal knockout.
- Conor McGregor's harm compelled him into the primary occasion
Alex Pereira scored a robust head kick knockout and defeated Jiri Prochazka to retain his mild heavyweight title in explosive style at UFC 303.
Pereira dropped his opponent to the canvas within the second spherical with a left kick to the top, after which attacked him and landed a collection of blows.
The referee then intervened to cease the struggle in Las Vegas.
Conor McGregor was compelled to postpone his long-awaited UFC return attributable to a toe fracture that was scheduled to sideline his Sept. 17 struggle with Michael Chandler, with Pereyra and Prochazka stepping in as the primary occasion at T-Cellular Area.
However regardless of solely being given two weeks, each boxers placed on a ferocious efficiency, knocking one another out within the first spherical in entrance of an impressed crowd.
Alex Pereira defeats Jiri Prochazka to retain his mild heavyweight UFC title
Pereira landed a robust kick to his opponent's head within the second spherical, knocking him down.
The referee intervened after Pereira landed a flurry of punches on the canvas following a kick
Pereira discovered pleasure with leg kicks, whereas Prochazka threatened with a left hook – earlier than Prochazka was knocked down on the finish of the spherical.
The champ, smelling blood, didn’t waste a lot time in saving his belt and landed a robust kick to the top that despatched Prochazka to the ground as soon as once more.
“I didn’t understand how I used to be going to win, however I knew I used to be going to go away this Octagon glad,” Pereira stated afterward via an interpreter.
Now aiming for a championship in a 3rd weight class, he stated: 'I feel it's in my future. I say that usually. I'm right here, I'm out there and I feel it's in my future.'
Kickboxing legend Pereira turned a two-weight UFC champion inside two years of becoming a member of the promotion and defeated Prochazka final November to win the 205-pound belt and change into a two-weight world champion — he beforehand held the 185-pound title.
His win on Sunday morning marked the second profitable protection of his title, having beforehand defeated one other former champion, Jamahal Hill, in April.
The co-main occasion noticed Dan Ige lose to Diego Lopez by way of choice.
