Alex Pereira is old kickerboxer?
Pereira defeart Magomed Anakalaev in their rematch by first round TKO avenging his defeat from their first battle and gaining his light heavyweight belt on Saturday Oct 4 at UFC 320 in Las Vegas.
Pereira also refuted the prefight insult directed at himby Ankalaev coach Sukhrab Magomdev.
During buildup to rematch Mangomedov said of Pereira He is old kickboxer.
Magomed Ankalaev
He has no speed powerful punch. Alex he has punch but not kind that can knock you out.
Before Pereira loss to Anakalev in March he had won seven of his past eight battle by knockout.
Now make it 8 knockout in last 10 fights.
The latest stoppage took place at T Mobile Arena and begin with brutal right hand,
That helped drop Ankalaev to canvas at which point Pereir beat the Russian into submission before referee stopped the battle at 1:20 of first round.
Alex Pereira did not deliver his prepared speech he did answer a pair of queries from Joe Rogan.
When asked about marching down Pereira said
Vegeance is never good thing It is kind of poison sometims i told everyone i was not in good condition last time no body belived you saw it.
Pereira had said he was 40 percent when he lost to Ankalaec by decision March 8 in their first battle.
On Ankalaev showing no reply to Pereira first round attack. It did not surprise.
I saw in first fight i do not like to make excuses but i have been saying i was not well that night but tonight i m very well.
Alex Pereira during his post fight interview inside Octagon said he had speech prepared before fight.
The speech went undelivered. He used the moment to honor Arthur Jones the brother of UFC legend Jon Jones who died Oct 3.
I want to given by respect to jon jones and whol family and i want to back everyone here and everyone at home to take moment to silence for his brother.
Pereira who speaks Portugese said through a translator.
Magomed Ankalaev vs Alex Pereira results: Pereira wins
Round 1 Magomed Ankalaev emerges to boos with Alex Pereira the clear crowd favorite and action commences.
Pereira comes out aggressive and Ankalaev responds wit kicks to body.
Pereira reply with pair of le kicks and Ankalaevs reply with punches.
Pereira triea to find distance land big right Down goes Ankalaec.
He attempt to cover up as Pereira pummels with ground and pound.
Joe Pyfer def. Abus Magomedov by TKO
After fight Joe Pyfer offered blunt assessment of first round of his middleweight bout against Abus Magomedov.
He kicked my ass Pyfer said Its all right.
It was all right for Pyfer because he made Magomedov pay in second round wrapping him up on canvas bloodying his face and ending fight by submissio at 1:44 of second round.
Magomed Ankalaev
It delighted the crowd which chanted USA USA
Youssef Zalal def. Josh Emmet by submission
Youssef Zalal did not nned to duck and doge knock out shots from Josh Emmett.
He took Emmett to ground before that could happen and finished things off by submission in first round of featherweight fight.
Zalal locked Emmett into armbar and 40 year old Emmett replied with verbal tap at 1:38 first round rather than risk Zalal snapping Emmett left arm.
Zalal is 29 year old who born in Morocco and lives in Denver improved to 18-5-1 Emmett. the 40 year old from Sacramento California fell to 19-6.
