Even earlier than his return to the Octagon at UFC 307, gentle heavyweight champion Alex Pereira was hit with a sequence of setbacks.
Placing his gold on the road for the third time in 2024 towards 205-pound knockout artist Khalil Rountree Jr, Pereira delivered one other sensational exhibiting, scoring a vicious fourth-round KO.
However maybe much more spectacular than his victory was the truth that ‘Poatan’ had overcome so many obstacles within the weeks main as much as combat evening.
“Oh, man, when I look back… ever since I accepted this fight, I was in Brazil dealing with visa issues and couldn’t get back to the United States, right? So I already had that difficulty,” Pereira stated throughout an look on the JAXXON podcast with former UFC titleholder Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson.
“Then, round that very same time, I obtained sick with the flu or some type of virus—I don’t even know what it was—and needed to take antibiotics. On high of that, my rib was tousled, my toe ligament was injured, after which after I lastly obtained again to the US, I used to be beginning to really feel higher, however I needed to take antibiotics once more as a result of I obtained sick once more.
“So, man, it was a fight just to get to the fight. After my performance, you know, going four rounds, pushing through everything in that last round… man, I think it was really…”
Alex Pereira returns to the principle occasion highlight at uFC 313
Subsequent up for Alex Pereira is a showdown with the sunshine heavyweight division’s top-ranked contender, Magomed Ankalaev. The long-awaited conflict will headline UFC 313 on March 8 when the promotion heads again to T-Cell Area in Las Vegas.
Boasting a powerful 11-1-1 file, Ankalaev earned his title alternative with seven straight wins, together with victories over Anthony ‘Lionheart’ Smith, Johnny Walker, and Aleksandar Rakić.
