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Not fighting Muradov
Pereira will not fight Makhmud Muradov at UFC 301, according to Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Muradov had to withdraw from the fight for undisclosed reasons, leaving Pereira to need a new opponent. Fortunately for him, there is still more than three weeks' worth of time to schedule a new fight for the Brazil card.
Muradov had to withdraw from the fight for undisclosed reasons, leaving Pereira to need a new opponent. Fortunately for him, there is still more than three weeks' worth of time to schedule a new fight for the Brazil card.
Tabbed to face Muradov
Pereira will face Makhmud Muradov in a middleweight bout at UFC 301 in Brazil on May 4, Guilherme Cruz of MMAFighting.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Pereira will finally get a more challenging opponent following what was another easy win in his most recent combat, against Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC 299 on March 9. Pereira has won each of his last seven fights and hasn't lost since September 2020.
Pereira will finally get a more challenging opponent following what was another easy win in his most recent combat, against Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC 299 on March 9. Pereira has won each of his last seven fights and hasn't lost since September 2020.
Runs winning streak to seven
Pereira defeated Michal Oleksiejczuk via technical submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:01 of Round 1 at UFC 299 on Saturday in Miami.
ANALYSIS
Pereira began his evening by putting forth an awesome dance routine prior to his entrance, and Saturday he proceeded to put forth another dominant effort once the opening bell rang. Possessing unreal athleticism for a man his size, Pereira smashed Oleksiejczuk with a body kick and expertly took the back of his prone opponent, eventually choking him out. The finish would go on to win him a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus. The Brazilian has now won seven fights in a row and is without a defeat dating back to September 2020. A significant bump in competition should be forthcoming for Pereira. He deserves it.
Pereira began his evening by putting forth an awesome dance routine prior to his entrance, and Saturday he proceeded to put forth another dominant effort once the opening bell rang. Possessing unreal athleticism for a man his size, Pereira smashed Oleksiejczuk with a body kick and expertly took the back of his prone opponent, eventually choking him out. The finish would go on to win him a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus. The Brazilian has now won seven fights in a row and is without a defeat dating back to September 2020. A significant bump in competition should be forthcoming for Pereira. He deserves it.
Fight booked versus Oleksiejczuk
Pereira is scheduled to face Michal Oleksiejczuk in a middleweight fight at UFC 299 in Miami on March 9, Aaron Bronsteter of TSN.ca reports.
ANALYSIS
Pereira will look to improve his winning streak to seven fights. Oleksiejczuk is trying to build a winning streak of his own, having last beaten Chidi Njokuani via punches at UFC Fight Night 225.
Pereira will look to improve his winning streak to seven fights. Oleksiejczuk is trying to build a winning streak of his own, having last beaten Chidi Njokuani via punches at UFC Fight Night 225.
First knockout win since 2019
Pereira defeated Andre Petroski via TKO (punches) at 1:06 of Round 1 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
It's a massive result for Pereira, who last time we saw him, was missing weight for a scheduled welterweight fight against Stephen Thompson that ended up being cancelled. He got to fight at middleweight here and essentially finished Petroski -- a noted grappler -- with one massive right hand. Michel hadn't had a knockout win since May 2019 against Danny Roberts, so it was very nice to see his trademark power return despite competing at a higher weight class. It sure seems as if 185 pounds is the future home for the 30-year-old Brazilian. He'll also walk away with a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus for his efforts here.
It's a massive result for Pereira, who last time we saw him, was missing weight for a scheduled welterweight fight against Stephen Thompson that ended up being cancelled. He got to fight at middleweight here and essentially finished Petroski -- a noted grappler -- with one massive right hand. Michel hadn't had a knockout win since May 2019 against Danny Roberts, so it was very nice to see his trademark power return despite competing at a higher weight class. It sure seems as if 185 pounds is the future home for the 30-year-old Brazilian. He'll also walk away with a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus for his efforts here.