Daniel Cormier can’t fathom Alex Pereira’s fast rise in the UFC.
Pereira (9-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) claimed the vacant light heavyweight title when he knocked out Jiri Prochazka (29-4-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) this past Saturday in the UFC 295 headliner – making him one of nine two-weight champions in the history of the promotion. In just 11 MMA bouts, including seven with the promotion, Pereira has captured UFC titles at light heavyweight and middleweight.
