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Alex Pereira is here to save the day. If that sounds familiar, it’s because the Brazilian star has made a habit out of signing up for big matchups on short notice and then delivering in spades on fight night. The stage is set for Pereira to do it again when he defends his light heavyweight title against Jiri Prochazka in the replacement UFC 303 main event, which was booked after Conor McGregor bowed out of Saturday’s originally scheduled headliner against Michael Chandler .

Pereira just keeps making history, so MMA Fighting’s Alexander K. Lee, Mike Heck, and Jed Meshew gathered at the roundtable to preview Saturday’s card in Las Vegas and ponder whether “Poatan” is the UFC’s most important fighter right now. Heck: Yes, and it’s not really up for debate.



Alex Pereira is not only the MVP of the UFC, he has been the savior as well. Pereira gave the UFC a gift when he stepped in and put the absolute perfect capstone on a legendary UFC 300 card when he iced Jamahal Hill in April, and now he’s doing it again on even shorter notice, while banged up with a pair of broken toes — which is ironic considering Conor McGregor’s reason for not fighting Michael Chandler. And here’s the thing, fellas: When you have the MVP label for this company, you get a golden ticket, or a wild card for whenever you need it.

Should Pereira want to face the fighter I’m selecting for the next question with a victory on Saturday, or even step up to fight Jon Jones for the heavyweight.

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