Lätt-tungviktsklassen har en ny kung på tronen efter att Alex Pereira besegrat Jiri Prochazka under helgens huvudmatch på UFC 295.
Pereira och Prochazka möttes i en kamp om det vakanta lätt-tungviktsbältet och bjöd fansen på en intensiv titelmatch. I andra ronden kom allt att avgöras då Pereira träffade Prochazka med en kombination som skickade honom till mattan. Han följde därefter upp med armbågar och slag som fick domaren att kliva emellan och vifta av matchen.
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ALEX PEREIRA IS A TWO-DIVISION CHAMPION! 🏆🏆
🇧🇷🏹 @AlexPereiraUFC MAKES HISTORY IN THE GARDEN! #UFC295 pic.twitter.com/7EWV8DFY8D
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) November 12, 2023
Pereira skriver därmed in sig i historieböckerna som en av få fighters att vinna UFC-titlar i två viktklasser. För ett år sedan vann Pereira mellanviktstiteln genom att avsluta Israel Adesanya och nu tar han hem lätt-tungviktstiteln i Madison Square Garden i New York, USA.
Titelmatchen var dock inte helt utan kontrovers då flera fighters och fans tyckte att domare Marc Goddard stoppat matchen för tidigt. Hör några reaktioner från helgens titelmatch mellan Pereira och Prochazka här nedan!
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Reaktioner på UFC 295: Alex Pereira vs Jiri Prochazka
OH MY GOODNESS. OH MY GOODNESS. 🍿 #UFC295 pic.twitter.com/kBPKJOLYpS
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) November 12, 2023
A true clash of the TITANS in New York City! 🗽
🇨🇿 @Jiri_BJP vs. @AlexPereiraUFC 🇧🇷 to declare a new LHW king at #UFC295! pic.twitter.com/03CNAgaGGe
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) November 12, 2023
Another fight between two solid guys.
Poatan (sp?) Is a helluva fighter with an iron will but I am pulling for Jiri because I love the aura on that guy, he made his name in Japan, and is more than just a kickboxer that can stop a takedown.
That said, both dudes are awesome.…
— 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝖂𝖆𝖗𝖒𝖆𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖗 (@JoshLBarnett) November 12, 2023
Dueling death stares. This is already too much.
— Chuck Mindenhall (@ChuckMindenhall) November 12, 2023
Fucked Jiri’s leg with 4 kicks. God damn. #UFC295
— Fight Ghost (@Fight_Ghost) November 12, 2023
This fight is intense. But those Pereira leg kicks were brutal. Jiri can't stand in front of him again. #UFC295
— Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) November 12, 2023
No stool for Jiri. Interesting with the leg kicks. #UFC295
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) November 12, 2023
Man this fights sweet.
Chito sucks #ufc295— Sean O'Malley (@SugaSeanMMA) November 12, 2023
Jiri needs to avoid those leg kicks and invest in the grappling 1-0 JIRI #UFC295
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) November 12, 2023
ALEX PEREIRA AND NEWWWWW TWO DIVISION CHAMP #UFC295 pic.twitter.com/OJmnpwkwhY
— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) November 12, 2023
In a fight like that, just let us die in there. That stoppage was wack af.
— Lando Vannata (@GroovyLando) November 12, 2023
Old days they would’ve just restarted the fight from previous position. #UFC295
— Dan Henderson (@danhendo) November 12, 2023
Truly inspiring!! WOW!!
•#AndNew #UFC295— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) November 12, 2023
Fighters row was ROCKED by that one! 🤯 #UFC295 pic.twitter.com/Pjeil4mASM
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) November 12, 2023
BULLSHIT EARLY STOPPAGE!!! MARC GODDARD DOES IT AGAIN!!! WE ARE FIGHTERS, LET US FIGHT!!! #UFC295
— Merab “The Machine” Dvalishvili (@MerabDvalishvil) November 12, 2023
Have to finish my business with Johnny, and Poatan next 👊🏼
— Magomed Ankalaev (@AnkalaevM) November 12, 2023
Mark is one of the absolute best. But you have to let the whole situation unfold. Especially in a fight of this magnitude. #UFC295
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) November 12, 2023
Not to take anything away from Pereira, but for a madman like Jiri who will go through absolute hell in fights, that stoppage may have been a little bit early. #UFC295
— Matthew Wells (@MrMWells) November 12, 2023
History! Alex Pereira finishes Jiri Prochazka to become a two-division champ in his 7th UFC fight, two bouts faster than anyone else in history. #UFC295
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohn) November 12, 2023
Alex Pereira is a two-division UFC champion! He knocks out Prochazka in the second! #UFC295
— Marc Raimondi (@marcraimondi) November 12, 2023
https://twitter.com/fightoracle/status/1723569727560114633?s=20
Alex Pereira is a surefire Hall of Famer in just seven UFC fights. One of the wildest things I've ever seen in this sport. #UFC295
— Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) November 12, 2023
Bring Hill into the cage! #UFC295
— Henry Cejudo (@HenryCejudo) November 12, 2023
https://twitter.com/davidbix/status/1723571034106794296?s=20
Izzy vs Alex 205? #UFC295
— Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) November 12, 2023
Glover Teixeira's reaction to Alex Pereira's title win
— MMA Mania (@mmamania) November 12, 2023