WATCH: Alex Pereira’s ‘TOUCH OF DEATH’ that put out ‘samurai’ Jiri Prochazka at UFC 295
Alex Pereira was able to finish Jiri Prochazka with his ‘touch of death’ punching power at UFC 295.
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Alex Pereira KO Jiri Prochazka (image credit- Twitter)
Jiri Prochazka and Alex Pereira went head-to-head at New York’s Madison Square Garden for the UFC light heavyweight title. Both fighters have an amazing record and accomplishments, with Pereira being one of the best strikers in the UFC. Similarly, Prochazka is also a well-known fighter who has won 28 fights, and 25 of them were via KO. The fight lived up to its hype, and in the first round, Pereira kept attacking Prochazka with calf kicks.
Subsequently, during their exchange, Pereira was able to get Prochazka in a chokehold, but Prochazka managed to take him down. However, Pereira remained calm and managed to get back to his feet before the end of the round. Furthermore, in the second round, both fighters exchanged several blows, and Pereira was able to knock down Prochazka with a swift right-hand counter. Subsequently, Pereira was able to end the fight with a barrage of elbows, which made the referee stopped the fight.
The sudden and abrupt right counter by Pereira again reflects on his well-known “Touch of Death’ punching power. Furthermore, Pereira is one of the best strikers in the UFC and has been able to defeat several well-known fighters in his career. Similarly, in their first fight, Pereira was able to finish off the former middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, with a fifth-round TKO.
In addition, Pereira was also able to finish off the current middleweight champion, Sean Strickland, with a first-round KO. In both of those fights, Pereira landed his iconic left hook, which completely wobbled the fighters. Hence, Pereira’s one-punch power is one of his most formidable weapons, which can dismantle almost any opponent.
Israel Adesanya responds to Alex Pereira’s callout
In his 11-fight professional MMA career, Pereira has become the middleweight champion and the light heavyweight champion via knockout. Furthermore, he made history by becoming the ninth UFC fighter to achieve two championship titles in a separate division.
However, it appears that Pereira is not done with his achievements, and after the fight during his interview, he called out his longtime rival, Adesanya. Pereira and Adesanya have been fighting each other since their kickboxing careers and have a lot of history. Subsequently, Adesanya has already responded to Pereira on his social media by posting an image of Pereira after he knocked him out in their second fight. Here is what he had to say:
Hence, the caption of the post suggests that Adesanya is not interested in fighting Pereira in a potential trilogy fight. Furthermore, since Adesanya lost the UFC middleweight title to Strickland, he’s been out of action for a while.
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