The highly awaited UFC 303 pay-per-view event has undergone some significant changes. Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler‘s main event bout has been canceled. In a wild turn of events, Alex Pereira will now compete at UFC 303 to defend his lightweight heavyweight championship.
Fight fans have gone crazy since the UFC CEO made the announcement public. Alex Pereira sent a powerful statement on his Instagram account amid this chaos. The Brazilian claimed to be among the biggest names on the current UFC roster in the caption.
There may be difficulties with the lead up time BUT if there is somebody that can make this happen it is me! POATAN!. This is why I am one of the biggest names in the UFC Alex Pereira!!! I take risks that not one other person would be willing to take.
Alex Pereira via Instagram
Given that Pereira previously competed at UFC 300, it is definitely a dangerous fight to take. It is nothing short of outrageous for him to risk his light heavyweight championship with just two week’s notice. However, it seems like Pereira is ready to put himself in the shoes of Conor McGregor as the biggest superstar.
In his most recent fight, Pereira finished Jamahal Hill via knockout in under four minutes, taking very few strikes. Moreover, he suffered a foot injury during the fight. There could be a lot of difficulties due to the lack of a proper training camp. The good news is that Jiri Prochazka, his opponent, experiences the same thing.
Jiri Prochazka is ready for his short-notice title battle against Alex Pereira
Just like Alex Pereira, Jiri Prochazka was also a part of UFC 300. The Czech fighter picked up a win via TKO over Aleksandar Rakic. After the bout, he called out Pereira for the light heavyweight title rematch. However, Prochazka never would have expected to get the title shot this soon.
Jiri Prochazka is ready to take the fight to Alex Pereira (via X)As it turned out, it didn’t matter, and the former champion was always ready for the fight. After the announcement was made, Prochazka took to X and sent a warning to Pereira. Last time, he let himself open to the powerful left strike from ‘Poatan.’ This time, he wants to avoid making such mistakes.
I am going to be #THEPERFECTSTORM #ufc303 No space for mistakes Just WIN/NOW/HERE\\
Jiri Prochazka via X-Advertisement-
The first fight between Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka ended somewhat controversially. The referee, Marc Goddard, might have stopped the fight too early. As such, Prochazka doesn’t want to make the same mistake and will proceed with caution to defeat the Brazilian champion.
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