Alex Pereira crushes Jiri Prochazka at UFC 303 as remarkable run continues
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Alex Pereira's incredible streak in MMA continued this past Saturday, when he defeated Jiri Prochazka for the second time in seven months, defending his UFC light-heavyweight championship.
Pereira, a talented kickboxer, quickly rose through the ranks in the UFC and became a champion in two different weight classes in just two years. He defeated Prochazka in November to claim the 205lb title, after already holding the 185lb championship.
And this past Saturday (June 29th), at the headline fight of UFC 303, Pereira defeated Prochazka by knockout in the second round for the second time, successfully defending his light-heavyweight title once again.
During the last moment of the first round, Pereira knocked down Prochazka with a powerful left hook. Shortly after the beginning of the second round, Pereira dropped the Czech fighter with a head kick. Pereira then proceeded to defeat the former champion with strikes on the ground.
"Pontan" celebrated his second successful title defense with this victory, after previously defeating former champion Jamahal Hill in April.
Pereira, who is 36 years old, and Prochazka, 31, replaced Conor McGregor vs Michael Chandler as the main event after it fell apart earlier this month.
McGregor, who was set to make a comeback after three years, had to withdraw from UFC 303 due to a broken toe that he suffered two weeks before the event. This injury forced him to cancel his scheduled fight against Chandler in Las Vegas.
UFC 303 had a lot of last-minute changes, with Brian Ortega pulling out of his co-main event against Diego Lopes due to sickness. This led Dan Ige to step in on short notice, travel to the T-Mobile Arena, weigh in, and fight Lopes with only four hours' notice.
Lopes defeated Ige by decision in their fight at a catchweight of 165 pounds between the featherweight fighters.
In another part of the card, the Irish fighter Ian Machado Garry won a close fight against London's Michael "Venom" Page in the welterweight division.
Check out the complete rundown of UFC 303 outcomes.
Alex Pereira defeated Jiri Prochazka by knocking him out in the second round with a head kick in just 13 seconds.
Diego Lopes defeated Dan Ige by a unanimous decision with all three judges scoring the fight 29-28.
Roman Dolidze beat Anthony Smith by a unanimous decision with scores of 30-27, 29-28, and 29-28.
Macy Chiasson won against Mayra Bueno Silva by second-round TKO, with the doctor stopping the fight at 1 minute and 58 seconds.
Ian Machado Garry won against Michael "Venom" Page by a unanimous decision with all three judges scoring it 29-28.
Joe Pyfer defeated Marc-Andre Barriault by knocking him out in the first round with punches at 1 minute and 25 seconds.
Andre Fili won against Cub Swanson in a close fight, with the judges scoring it 28-29, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of Fili.
Jean Silva defeated Charles Jourdain in the second round of their fight by knocking him out with an uppercut at 1 minute and 22 seconds into the round.
Payton Talbott defeated Yanis Ghemmouri with a knockout in the first round, with punches at 19 seconds into the fight.
Gillian Robertson beat Michelle Waterson-Gomez by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 30-27, 30-27, 30-26.
Martin Buday defeated Andrei Arlovski by split decision, with the judges scoring the fight 29-28, 28-29, and 30-27 in Buday's favor.
Rei Tsuruya won against Carlos Hernandez by unanimous decision with the scores of 29-28 from all three judges.
Vinicius Oliveira won against Ricky Simon with all three judges scoring 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 in his favor.
