Even earlier than his return to the Octagon at UFC 307, mild heavyweight champion Alex Pereira was hit with a sequence of setbacks.
Placing his gold on the road for the third time in 2024 in opposition to 205-pound knockout artist Khalil Rountree Jr, Pereira delivered one other sensational displaying, 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 struggle evening.
“Oh, man, after I look again… ever since I accepted this struggle, I used to be in Brazil coping with visa points and couldn’t get again to the US, proper? So I already had that problem,” Pereira stated throughout an look on the JAXXON podcast with former UFC titleholder Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson.
“Then, round that very same time, I acquired 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 acquired 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 acquired sick once more.
“So, man, it was a struggle simply to get to the struggle. After my efficiency, you realize, going 4 rounds, pushing by way of every part in that final spherical… man, I believe it was actually…”
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-Cellular Area in Las Vegas.
Boasting a powerful 11-1-1 document, Ankalaev earned his title alternative with seven straight wins, together with victories over Anthony ‘Lionheart’ Smith, Johnny Walker, and Aleksandar Rakić.
