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Alex Pereira[autotag] made history Saturday when he captured the vacant light heavyweight title against Jiri Prochazka in the UFC 295 headliner.
Pereira (9-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) is the ninth fighter in company history to claim belts in two divisions. He added the 205-pound strap to his mantel, alongside his previous run atop the middleweight division, courtesy of a second-round knockout of Jiri Prochazka (29-4-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) at Madison Square Garden in New York.