by - soumya ranjan
Alex Pereira vs. Andreas Michailidis Pereira made his highly anticipated UFC debut at UFC 268 against Andreas Michailidis. The fight took place in New York City, where the Brazilian introduced himself to the world of the UFC.
Pereira outstruck his opponent in the first round, and in the second round, it only took the Brazilian 18 seconds to deliver a nasty flying knee to the face that knocked out Michailidis, and the referee stopped the fight.
Alex Pereira vs. Sean Strickland It was the fight that gave Alex Pereira the middleweight championship opportunity. At UFC 276, Pereira fought against Sean Strickland, who mocked the Brazilian for his style before the fight.
In the bout, Pereira showed absolutely no mercy and knocked out Strickland in the third minute of the first round. It was a nasty left hook that did the job for Pereira.
Alex Pereira vs. Israel Adesanya Arguably the biggest fight of Alex Pereira's career was against his greatest rival, Israel Adesanya. Both fighters had a lot of animosity towards each other before the fight, and it all boiled down to five amazing rounds of MMA at UFC 281.
For four rounds, Izzy was controlling the pace of the fight and giving Pereira trouble with takedowns. However, it took 'Potan' only one round to end Izzy's championship reign and win via TKO with his trademark left hook.