Alex Pereira became the first male 2 Division UFC Champion from Brazil with his victory over Jiri Prochazka. Take a look back …
[Music] fighting out of Danbury Connecticut USA by way of sa Pao Brazil here is Alex P making the walk for his UFC debut and even Glover toera said to us this week Joe this man has a different strength even on the ground he says I train with everybody this man’s appetite for MMA knowledge his ability to learn quickly a second to none and you’re right Glover has given this man credit every step of the way on route to the world this is one of my most look forward to moments in this sport is the emergence of Alex Pereira in the UFC I am a giant fan of this man I’ve been watching his kickboxing career I’ve been watching him for years and years he is truly exceptional Dan merata is our referee for this one he will also handle the main event between Kamar Usman and Colby cumington De La Cruz is here Britney Luciana and Brooklyn All octagon side tonight for the UFC debut of Alex Pera all right you ready sir he’s been all in on MMA for the last 18 months under the guys of Glover tashera in Connecticut this fight clock brought to you by Toyo Tires the official Tire of the UFC Mikus in black peda is in white I cannot overstate how excited I am for the debut of Alex Pereira you want to talk about a guy with ridiculous power M that’s Alex Pereira the truth is is for Pereira he has a bit of a head start if he can capitalize on all the hype and the winds over is he in the kickboxing it won’t take him long but he’s got to show that he can defend and he’s got to show that he compete in all fasts to mix martial arts that’s what Israel osna did as a kickboxer better than anyone we’ve ever seen before he is truly well-rounded and for me Halas this is an excellent opening for this fight look at this gets the fight to the ground he’s got blackbell Brazilian jiu-jitsu didn’t take any damage on the feet if he could tie these legs up and move to a dominant position excellent excellent for Mias well Mias doing his best to neutralize Alex peda in round one round two coming up [Applause] next all right back live at the Garden the UFC 268 prelims are presented by by Modello so a productive first round for Andreas mik leus who seemed exhausted on the stool after round one we’re trying to figure out what caused that extreme bruising on his left cheek and we’ll see if the uh production truck can isolate that but it’s a nasty welt on his left cheek and John honestly that’s what I was speaking to with all the clinch and the grab oh my goodness Alex po that’s what I’m talking about how good is that wow that’s what I’m telling telling you it’s a different kind of power you can’t stand in front of that man did you see that that dude’s made out of mahogany touch him he feels like wood he barely he hits so hard effortless though Joey just I’m telling you that’s what this guy does to everybody he does that to world class kickboxers it’s like he’s built different or something this is one of the most ferocious Fighters that has ever entered into the sport he is a truly exceptional Striker with ridiculous power one punch smash knockout power that’s the power knocked out Israel adanna with one punch with kickboxing gloves this man is a monster [Music] Alex he he hits hard he’s put a lot of people down but he’s a one trick pony I’m not Iz he the day as good as you are I’m better seanin that do is good and he’s a very good Grappler which leads me to this Shan Strickland although we rarely see it has a very good ground game if Alex Pereira cracks him I guarantee we’re going to see that tonight Strickland is 25 and three says his vision will be key early on in this fight Jason Herzog our referee Brittney Palmer with us tonight on pay-per-view glad you are too Sean Strickland has never lost as a middleweight 5 and three at welterweight in the UFC he wondered allow this week how he ever made that number better ready better ready all right tonight’s bike clock is brought to you by timx official timekeeper of UFC get early access to a limited drop of time x UFC watches while supplies last at timex.com Alex P wearing the Brazilian colors Sean Strickland counters in white I i’ I’ve wanted this one all week man it is this one yeah this is a big one this one has a lot of stakes on it too Strickland ripping Syndicate MMA here in Las Vegas two minutes have gone by here round one well the Bruno Silva fight was the first time that we’ve saw Pera get caught and he got caught multiple times in that fight we saw a great chin on him but Silva is a very very good Striker so we saw some opportunities that maybe Shan Strickland would see that he could capitalize on just took a pretty good right hand there by paja both guys stand very straight up yes and I think that is why a level change or a shot on PO would be good because he’s oh that’s that’s done it again that’s why you canot not stand in front of that man you can’t play with that dude man that power is different it’s extraordinary you can’t play with this dude man coming to a top five near you shortly and perhaps the next middleweight title Challenger Alex P people think they get it but this guy does that to the best kickboxers on planet Earth that left hook was nasty and sign technique the thing about him is he’s got that nuclear option you cannot make a mistake and Sean Strickland decided he was going to stand right in front of him well not since his opponent Israel aagna did it has a middleweight made such a rapid rise to prominence as Brazil’s Alex peda now training of course in Danbury Connecticut under the guys of Glover tashera and forelli Feliz fourth UFC appearance but Joe you knew the minute this man signed that he was going to be a significant problem and he certainly turned those expectations into action tonight gets a title shot well I’m a giant fan of highle kickboxing so I’ve watched his career from the osna fight he went on to become the only two time or excuse me two division Glory champion and was knocking world class Striker senseless when he got signed to the UFC when he first started fighting in the MMA and then got signed to the UFC I was immensely excited because I know the kind of power and the kind of technical skill that this man possesses [Music] [Applause] well these New York fight fans appreciate greatness and this man as a fighter is greatness personify the ultimate example of a champion always fighting the toughest guys DC I think he is a mix of humility and creativity and confidence a great teammate and he has never been finished in mixed Marshall arts and he hopes that that Trend continues here tonight but if there’s a guy that will chase out a guy knocked him out both and beat the twice it’s this guy it’s ran he’s a war like you said John he’s he’s headlin 20% of the UFC title fights became champion this guy’s active this guy loves to fight and he loves to continue to build his star people love Israel at asagna now I understand at times the performances can look a bit stale but that’s because he’s so great all right here we go round one for the Undisputed UFC middleweight championship out Ofna is in the green with gold trim Alex poda is in the yellow here we go here we go here we go peda did say he was going to try to Pace himself for five rounds never been 25 minutes in MMA oh nice right hand by nice right hand by Izzy he went high but just glanced good low Ki by is [Applause] oh good kick to the body got under the elbow I talked to Ed aagna in Dallas and this guy his the way he talked about what he wanted to do to paja was crazy I never really heard him talk like this about opponent he landed some good body shots and he landed a big knee him huge right the left at the end of the right is P trying to get his wits about him back to the stool it’s going to be a long minute as he was setting him up when is he finally let the right hand go he got rocked round three of a possible five for the Undisputed UFC middleweight [Applause] Championship it’s heating up it is yeah it is a nice knee to the body there so it is ano ends up on top now maybe trying to get to the back Capo look at this an with a beautiful take down oh isz gets the hooked in not a lot of this going on in the kickboxing realm under three minutes round three solid left hands there landed by the Champion’s just trying to stand up is he’s doing a great job of keeping his right wrist man Glover’s telling Pereira to hold on 30 [Applause] seconds is he needs to try to pass the feet if he wants to land something big he’s got to catch both feet pass and throw little ax kick to the body good big round for the champion osna 5 minutes away from remaining the UFC standard at 185 lbs Fifth and Final Round it seems like we’re looking at about three we’re looking at 3-1 pretty comfortably for the champion but the danger is still there with this guy oh nice left to the [Applause] body oh no he tripped himself yeah so just sort of a wayward step or so it appeared by a yeah that’s all it is he looks fine in his motions he [Applause] does p has had his most success for the body tonight oh got a left hook he heard him B oh and now a right all of a sudden he’s on two more down goes the champion P trying to close the do it has it the Undisputed middleweight champion oh my I believe he did it again oh my goodness he did it again he did it again wow in the final round he did it the last time in the third round he did it again he every time he hit osna osna was uncomfortable it’s when he got to the point where he knew he could empty the tank the power has got the power Preposterous power pandemonium at Madison Square Garden disappointment for aagna a new world champion bro in four fights what an absolute Superstar future in the UFC Hall of Fame but the present for Israel adna a mixed martial arts win that he just wants in the worst way when he walked to the Octagon at UFC 281 last November at Madison Square Garden Joe he had never lost his a middleweight he had never been finished in mixed martial arts one of the baddest men on this or any Planet enter the former chory two Division champion and now Undisputed UFC middleweight champion Alex pada and DC some may knock him for the fact that he didn’t have to go through that proverbial UFC Gauntlet to get the title fight but he knocked the hell out of Shan Strickland and when he arrived at the osaga fight he did not miss in round [Applause] five all right gentlemen been through the rules of the locker room want you B my commands at all time want to protect yourselves at all time you want to touch gloves do it now back to your Corners woo here we go boys the intensity of this rivalry is so palatable and palpable and Bel by everybody in this mixed martial arts Arena and in the Mixed Martial Arts World chapter 2/ chapter 4 begins now but to this point very competitive round as we always expect when we see these two another hard low kick to that c and is he in the Orthodox position has got a light front leg to try to check that but pad is so good at hiding it well p has done such a good job of beating up that leg already follow the champion Alex po to the corner everything’s great beautiful okay he he’s already feeling the leg he’s already feeling the leg I got him got him really good he’s he’s going to try to grow this one listen he’s who’s prepared for this listen breathe B bre okay listen I’m running around I’m getting the right I’m coming off his Right Touch a Le back so that that part of the game Even Stevens okay yeah yeah yeah beautiful work nice this 5 minutes is going to be the same quick sh focus and Alex peda just brewing with confidence after what he got done over those first 300 seconds and he was saying he’s already gotten to that leg which was obviously a big part of his Str because he was so successful with it in the first fight and he said that 5 minutes felt fast Alex P was very vocal in his Corner telling those guys I I’m moving away from the right hand I’m getting a lot done right [Applause] now now P to stalking here late in the round there’s that that one hurt him that one hurt him he saw him buckle with the that low kick he’s going to limit him to Southpaw again is so D [Applause] goodness he got him he got him can finally to win over Alex pada who’s out cold wow he did this goodness he got him bad oh my goodness oh my goodness wow oh my goodness Alex bahon did not respect the power coming back in his way and he paid for it oh my goodness you think poon knows how to make an entrance at all here is the former UFC middleweight champion former simultaneous two division Glory Kickboxing Champion the sa Paulo Bourne Alex Pera Joe I’m not sure anybody has a higher appreciation of the Striking game than you and I’m not sure I’ve ever heard you speak in such superlatives as you do about Alex P moving up to 205 lbs tonight well he’s such a special and unique Striker he he moves different than everybody he sets things up so masterfully DC your keys to victory for Alex P first and foremost he’s got to stay upright he cannot get taken down by Yan bovich and the way that he can do that is by controlling the distance making sure they are engaging on his terms and second lastly he’s got to be defensively responsible he cannot take any chances because bovic hits so hard he will put you up Polish people have been heard from all week the beautiful Britney Palmer getting a started for round one of a possible three not five but a Surefire light heavyweight title Eliminator and the current champion Jamal Hill on the men with that Achilles injury one of the more interested observers here to tonight yam bovich the former champ in red Alex P is in yellow chain event is [Applause] underway shot right away wow you didn’t expect it to be this early I didn’t expect yeah I didn’t expect Yan to take him down this quickly or at least try it’s very important for po to try to defend this taked down just one of the hands he would grab that’s impressive bovich able to stay committed and gets P down and he gets it early actually did a good job of keeping the fresh up the butt but Yan just traveled and now Yan has a body triangle the’s going to try to stand up here but it’s very difficult oh he’s on the chin a terrible terrible spot for paa P’s got to grab a hand and just keep getting worse it’s a shoulder shr Joe we call it swimming and wrestling right like you take one shoulder back and then you take it forward and it will make the guy fall off of you but that may be a little bit higher level the right a guy that wants to be standing he just knows how to survive from there and he did 109 bovic after one this corner cam brought you by Prime hydration the fastest growing beverage in history with only 25 calories zero added sugar BCAA is an Electro lights now available at Walmart that’s it breathe breathe breathe you good okay just keep breathing listen listen when he starts getting a you need you’re doing it right but you need to start elbowing him okay let’s let’s work a little bit on the foot we going to do that thing did we do okay L you do the right thing you need you need to get up a little bit you need use the I’m I’m listen listen I’m I’m going to let it be and I’m going to go for it but for for right now for right now don’t let him get in like that okay I need you to move more listen he he spent a lot of energy there listen I I when he start getting when start getting on your back you need to start Elbo him and get out okay I need you to move more at this round this should be a caution from P the moment his back starts to get close to the Octagon he should be circling back to the center the corner of paa believed that Yan isn’t moving the same Yan caught him with that left hook he caught him with the right hand as well yeah huge welts on that lead leg of bovich but oh my goodness but so is Alex he’s almost up and he’s up phenomenal job by paa that’s huge massive fora but he’s got to try to find an underhook now if he wants to get back to the center P’s kicks are nuts man just a couple right and that body punch he throws that body Jabs to set up the uh the left hook it’s exactly what he did for Shar stripper look tired man exhausted that’s all that R from that’s not normal for him and we are fighting at altitude jab from P out of the body but this is what P get this is what P gets himself in trouble though when he gets you hurt he just to throw and he forgets about the defense oh that’s why heard him he’s got to be careful Yan looks like he’s in trouble though big deep breath from Yan oh he looks exhausted big right hand late in the round 5 minutes to go listen x one it’s 1-1 that roundout was ours listen right he’s got he’s got a lump in his leg okay you saw you saw how he’s he’s walking he’s tired he’s way more tired than you are okay listen let’s do this okay this round is ours okay this round is ours okay listen he wants you to stay in a corner there listen he’s going to try he’s trying to going to clinch you and not to fight okay okay this is the the the leg go to that leg okay this is go to that leg okay that leg that leg is toast the unauthorized reproduction order distribution of this copyright work is illegal and punishable under law third and final round yam bovich a picture of exhaustion on the stool really couldn’t get his breathing under control 5 minutes now to decided bovich tried to check that [Applause] offering I mean that left leg is disgusting look at that well on that day over 4,000 ft above sea level here in Salt Lake City and being honest like compared to last year’s event the athletes have handled the altitude much better this year we saw much less fatigue people have themselves to fight here good sequence for brovich punctuated by a body kick again he goes to that L that’s two of them that have actually landed nice jab by Pera oh he’s stuggling with that one Yan acknowledged it he got hurt by that one good left hook by poon and that jab to the body is money and there Yan went Shin to Shin with him again oh no there it goes one take down with 40 seconds left the take down is good but there’s no damage I was writing you he’s got to do something with it I’m not sure that take down even factors into the scoring right that’s an effective striking round and we’ll see who the judges preferred Alex peda and yam bovich go the full 15 minutes here at altitude in Salt Lake City ladies and gentlemen after three rounds we go to the judges scorecards for a decision Derek clar scores the contest 2928 Pera juniro CIO scores the contest 29-28 wovi and Ron McCarthy scores the contest 9 28 for the winner by Split Decision Alex P now Alex this sets you up as a potential Contender now for the light heavyweight title in your next fight give us your thoughts on that well I’ve been putting to work I’ve been training hard I’ve been training glob to share former light heavyweight champ so I’m just going to keep my work not changing nothing well congratulations sir I can’t can’t wait to see you fighting again next and for the title Alex bana ladies and gentlemen and he’s coming here now to the UFC to take over MMA is for me like a true fight H this is what is about let’s see who’s the best fighter in the world let’s see who’s the toughest fighter he takes risk he takes chances but everything that he throws is with maximum int tensity and maximum power wa my God spinning elbow I came to the UFC not just to fight but to shine Yuri praza has arrived at his first championship opportunity these are massive bombs oh I mean these are knockout shots I’m not sure how many more shots he can take oh it’s under the neck he’s got it oh it’s HED yurika has done it there is a new light heavyweight champion giri pruska after I won the UFC title I injured my shoulder Braska has vacated the UFC light heavyweight title due to injury but now I’m ready to take that Bel back to do what I was born for here is the former UFC middleweight champion former simultaneous two division kickboxing champion Alex Pera he is without doubt out one of the most dangerous Strikers on planet Earth and he knocks people into other dimensions oh oh my goodness’s got left hook is on wobbly legs Alex pada the Undisputed middleweight champion you got a guy who everybody knows was killing himself to make 185 lbs then he goes up to 205 and he beats up yam bovit oh big Power by [Applause] [Music] paja look at this stair intensity whoa let us now get you your Championship tail of the tap oh my goodness I cannot wait oh my God this is so intense and I’m looking over P how the hell did that guy ever make 185 lbs he is massive okay gentlemen you both understand the rules you find they list in me all times keep yourself protected when I say stop you stop if you want to touch do it now God bless oh man oh my goodness oh my goodness these guys have not taken their eyes off each other the whole time that’s the most intense staredown I’ve ever seen so as soon as this fight begins Jamal Hill will vacate the UFC light heavyweight title and we will Crown a new Champion will it be Yuri proska in the red or Alex pada in the yellow Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 available online and in stores now your Championship Main Events is [Applause] underway both Fighters able to land leg kicks in that exchange oh nice job by Yuri it’s a big right hand oh the counter down Mistake by that is going to do it P welcome to the history book and new UFC L heavyweight champion poon I thought periro was making a mistake by Elbow looked like he was going to be taken down wow and then Yuri must have fell back I couldn’t see it at this angle ladies and gentlemen referee Mark Gard has called us St to this contest at 4 minutes 8 Seconds of round number two declar the winner by knock out and new on disputed UFC like heavyweight champion of the world Alex [Applause] poon congratulations sir I am here with the winner and new UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pera Alex you had him badly hurt you hit him with that left hook and dropped him got him with some big elbows were you surprised at all when the fight was stopped Al no I’m not surprised after the first left hook and then he took another one I saw that he actually did not went to my legs he fell down on my legs so I kept going to a finish so I don’t think it was a bad stop well he certainly looked badly hurt and this is an amazing accomplishment for you in just 11 MMA fights you’ve claimed titles in two divisions [Applause] well uh it’s a great honor for me especially being here M Square Garden is a historical place for me uh this means a lot to me I want for me for my family I want to thank all what sir congratulations to you well uh I actually want never I’m not the type of guy that call people out but there’s a guy that back in the days he made some interview and say that I was going to be a guy to just stay in a bar so that motivate me and he rescued me from a bar to be here today this guy said that he’s just want to come back fighting 20107 I think he’s a very talented guy is’s a waste for of t so I want to rescue him too to come here and [Music] fight I know that I’m not going to do what he did to me made me fight three times to fight him on on middleway I know it’s a guy that have a history so I want to make a Happ fight hey come true daddy you’re talking about Israel atna to come to light heavyweight now Jamal Hill is here Jamal Hill who was the UFC light heavyweight champion and he was injured he had to relinquish his title he will be next for you give us your thoughts on that [Applause] fight well I’m an active fighter now an active Champion I know Jamal is injured so I don’t know if he’ll he’ll be back on time for the spamount time that I want to fight really soon well congratulations sir whoever you fight I look forward to seeing it again the new light heavyweight champion of the world ladies and gentlemen Alex Baha for