Undisputed gentle heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira racks up the second profitable protection of his divisional crown tonight in the principle occasion of UFC 303 — stopping two-time foe, Jiri Prochazka with a devastating second spherical high-kick knockout within the pair’s rematch in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Pereira, the present undisputed gentle heavyweight champion and former undisputed middleweight kingpin, made his return to the Octagon tonight on short-notice in a re-run in opposition to former titleholder, Prochazka — changing an injury-stricken Conor McGregor in a championship headliner at UFC 303.
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Holding a previous victory over Czech Republic favourite, Prochazka as just lately as November, Alex Pereira added the sunshine heavyweight crown to prior middleweight gold final 12 months, felling the previous champion with a second spherical TKO.
And beginning brightly tonight in opposition to the previous Rizin FF star, the writing gave the impression to be on the wall for Prochazka in opposition to Sao Paulo finisher, Alex Pereira — who dropped him with an enormous patented left hook with simply seconds remaining within the first spherical.
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Seeing a second body, albeit briefly, Prochazka was as soon as extra dropped — this time simply 13-seconds into the spherical, with Pereira launching a hellacious left high-kick early within the body, sending the previous to the canvas for a second time in fast succession, with a slew of floor strikes forcing the stoppage victory.
Following his win, Brazilian fan-favorite, Pereira remained non-committal on his future off the again of his win in opposition to Prochazka, nonetheless, as soon as extra performed up the chance to compete for a 3rd Octagon crown within the type of a heavyweight title cost within the close to future.
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