Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
Alex Pereira achieved an easy knockout victory over Jamahal Hill in the first round to retain his light heavyweight world title in UFC 300 at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada, Sunday (14/4) afternoon WIB.
Pereira won by knockout after the first round lasted 3 minutes and 14 seconds. The Brazilian fighter knocked Hill down with a left hook that landed hard in the face.
After that Pereira did finishing by throwing punches at Hill who was half unconscious in the octagon. Referee Herb Dean then stopped the fight in the first round.
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After winning by knockout, Alex Pereira then celebrated by following the signature movements of the famous TikToker from Italy, Khaby Lame.
Pereira defended his UFC light heavyweight world title for the first time. Previously, Pereira won the title when he won by TKO over defending champion Jiri Prochazka at UFC 295, 11 November.
This victory is quite impressive. The reason is, this is the first time Pereira has successfully defended his world title at UFC. Previously in the middle class, the 36 year old fighter failed to defend his title after being defeated by Israel Adesanya.
“I beat him using a left punch. Hill is a strong fighter, so I couldn’t leave the strategy that had been prepared. I kept throwing kicks, I was able to maintain the distance and time my punches right,” said Pereira.
After the fight, Alex Pereira was not satisfied with only being world middleweight and light heavyweight champion. The Brazilian fighter wants to win the UFC heavyweight title.
“I want to continue defending this title. I want to fight in Brazil. I want to fight in the heavyweight class,” said Pereira.
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