ALEX PEREIRA brutally knocked Jamahal Hill to retain his light-heavyweight title.
The fan favorite made his first defence of the 205lbs strap he claimed final November early on Sunday morning in the primary occasion of UFC 300 in Las Vegas.
Pereira, 36, was the bookies’ favorite to return out of the historic card with the title, which he saved round his waist courtesy of a spherical KO.
The Brazilian bruiser vowed to make Hill eat his phrases after the American went from cordial to confrontational throughout Thursday’s pre-fight press convention.
And he delivered on his promise with a hellacious flurry of floor and pound after felling him with a crushing left hook.
Pereira opened up with a collection of onerous low kicks to the leg of the previous champion as he regarded to get his vary.
Chants of “Chama, Chama, Chama” rang out in assist of Pereira earlier than he narrowly missed a head kick.
Hil was tentative to shut the gap early doorways and regarded to utilise his personal kicks from vary.
The strain within the area was on a knife edge as followers have been all too conscious of the hazard posed by the champion.
Followers set free a collective groan as Hll unintentionally low blowed ‘Poatan’.
However the stoic Sao Paulo slugger pushed away referee Herb Dean earlier than dismissing the low blow.
And seconds later he despatched the T-Cell Enviornment into pandemonium with a deadly left hook that put Hill on his bottom.
The 2-division champion didnt waste the golden alternative to shut the present, unleashing a ferocious barrage of floor and pound that prompted Dean to wave off the competition.
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