Alan Jouban thinks UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira has already cemented his legacy. Pereira had a banner 2024, scoring knockouts of Jamahal Hill, Jiri Prochazka, and Khalil Rountree in a six-month period in title fights. In just 10 fights in the octagon, “Poatan” has already captured UFC titles in two divisions. UFC analyst and … Read more
Daniel Cormier argues that Ilia Topuria’s 2024 was more impressive than Alex Pereira’s. Topuria (16-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) knocked out Alexander Volkanovski to claim the featherweight title at UFC 298 in February. He then retained his belt at Saturday’s UFC 308 main event by becoming the first to knock out Max Holloway. Light heavyweight champion … Read more
Devastating knockouts from left hooks appear to be the Pereira family signature. UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira was pit-side in Salt Lake City at Karate Combat 50 to watch his sister, Aline Pereria, take on Dee Begley. Unfortunately for Begley, who weighed nine pounds more than the originally agreed-upon weight, would fall victim to … Read more
MMA: UFC 307 – Pereira vs Rountree Jr Oct 5, 2024; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Alex Pereira (red gloves) reacts after defeating Khalil… Oct 5, 2024; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Alex Pereira (red gloves) reacts after defeating Khalil Rountree Jr. (not pictured) in a light heavyweight title bout during UFC 307 at Delta … Read more
SALT LAKE CITY – Like many, Alex Pereira was caught off guard by Khalil Rountree’s shot at the UFC light heavyweight belt. “Poatan” is set to defend his belt this Saturday in the main event of UFC 307 at Delta Center (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+) against Rountree (14-5 MMA, 9-5 UFC) – who sits at … Read more
Dricus Du Plessis’ coach is game for Alex Pereira next – but at light heavyweight. Middleweight champion Du Plessis (22-2 MMA, 8-0 UFC) notched his first title defense when he submitted Israel Adesanya in Round 4 of their UFC 305 headliner Saturday at RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. Light heavyweight champion Pereira (11-2 MMA, 8-1 … Read more
Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/knockout-of-the-month-june-2024-alex-pereira-head-kick-jiri-prochazka-ufc-303 With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best knockouts from June 2024: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Knockout of … Read more
Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2024/07/video-alex-pereira-defends-his-title-at-ufc-303-should-heavyweight-be-next The legend of Alex Pereira continues to grow. The UFC light heavyweight champion defended his title in a devastating fashion this past Saturday after putting the lights out on Jiri Prochazka in the main event … Read more
Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2024/06/video-ufc-303-countdown-for-alex-pereira-vs-jiri-prochazka-2 Did you miss the debut of UFC 303 “Countdown” or just want to watch it again? Check out the main event preview now. The segment takes a special look at the light heavyweight title fight rematch … Read more
Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2024/06/ufc-303-news-opinion-analysis-conor-mcgregor-alex-pereira-jake-paul-live-preview-show June 24, 2024 11:55 am ET Check out this week’s “Spinning Back Clique,” MMA Junkie’s weekly live show that takes a spin through the biggest topics in mixed martial arts. This week’s panel of Brian … Read more
