Since he was signed to the back in 2021, has established himself as a real star and is now one of the best pound-for-pound fighters on the planet. The 36-year-old became a UFC champion in just his fourth fight in the organisation, knocking out former middleweight champion at UFC 281 back in 2022. He has since moved up a weight division and struck gold in the 205-pound division after knocking out Jiri Prochazka last year, before going on to defend his title .
Alex Pereira landed 24 out of 30 significant strikes against Jamahal Hill at UFC 300. recently took to social media to officially announce the of the 303 main event between and . However, he also added to the card to redeem the loss.
Pereira proved once again by stepping up on short notice to face Prochazka once ahead. Ahead of the rematch with the Czech star, we rank the Brazilian's five finishes since signing with the organisation. Dana White has announced three new fights in a bid to save the pay-per-view card.
UFC 295 was supposed to see of all time, , take on Stipe Miocic for the heavyweight world title. However, 'Bones' was forced after suffering a brutal injury in preparation for the bout. Instead, the organisation confirmed a new main event, with Pereira taking on Prochazka for the vacant light-heavyweight strap.
The pair have a reputation for being ruthless killers and the contest delivered in spectacular fashion. In the second round of the mouthwatering main event, 'Poatan' dropped Procazhka with his trademark l.