UFC 303 was anticipated to be headlined by Conor McGregor’s octagon return towards Michael Chandler however McGregor was compelled out on account of a toe damage. As soon as McGregor fell out of the occasion, the combat card went via a significant transformation together with getting a brand new foremost occasion.
A middleweight championship rematch between champion Alex Pereira and former titleholder Jiri Prochazka headlined UFC 303 on Saturday. The 2 first fought at UFC 295 final November with Pereira ending Prochazka within the second spherical by way of technical knockout.
Prochazka entered the combat coming off a TKO win over Aleksandar Rakic at UFC 300 in April. Pereira was on a three-fight profitable streak and coming off a knockout win over Jamahal Hill on the identical UFC 300 combat card.
Pereira related first with a leg kick. Prochazka bounced on the surface and landed a left hand. Pereira responded with a leg kick. Pereira landed a giant left hook. Prochazka closed the gap with a mixture. Pereira countered with a proper hand adopted by a leg kick. Pereira landed one other leg kick earlier than going to the physique with a kick.
Halfway via the opening spherical Prochazka landed a proper hand and clinched. He pressed Pereira towards the fence. Pereira delivered a knee to the physique. They exchanged knees to the physique and Pereira circled free. Pereira continued to ship leg kicks. Pereira related with a left hand that despatched Prochazka crashing to the canvas on the bell. Prochazka appeared wobbly when he acquired again to his toes.
Pereira landed a head kick that dropped Prochazka within the opening seconds of the second spherical. Pereira hammered away with punches and the referee stopped the combat. Prochazka was badly harm and staggered attempting to rise up.
The official time of the end was 0:12 of the second spherical.
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