UFC 303 kicked off on Saturday, bringing with it some exciting fights that included a , and the highly anticipated rematch between Alex Pereira and Jiří Procházka. Though both were notified of the title fight on a few weeks notice, Pereira and Procházka dared to be great. Pereira walked away with the victory after landing a switch kick on Procházka, dropping him to the canvas.
Pereira quickly rushed the stunned challenger, ending his night with vicious ground and pound blows. Based on his amazing performance and short-notice victory, the Brazilian champion has now leaped up in the pound-for-pound rankings for the UFC. CHAMA 🗿 After move into the No.
2 spot in P4P rankings! [ B2YB ] The UFC posted the newest rankings on X, revealing Pereira has now taken the No. 2 spot on the pound-for-pound rankings, leapfrogging previous second-place holder, heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Pereira held the No.
4 spot on the rankings but is now close to taking the top spot. Pound-for-pound rankings are voted on by media members, showcasing which fighters they believe to be at the height of their respective divisions, but also the entirety of the league. Jones has been the reigning No.
1 for a long time but was overtaken by lightweight champion Islam Makhachev, and now Pereira. Jones has not been very active, with his last fight being against Ciryl Gane in March 2023. Jones has long been adamant that he should remain the pound-for-pound king, which is hard to argue against.
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