NEW YORK – Regardless of what observers say about the stoppage in the UFC 295 main event, Alex Pereira will go down in the record books as a two-weight promotional champion.
Pereira (9-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) finished Jiri Prochazka (29-4-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) with punches and elbows at 4:08 of Round 2. The vacant light heavyweight title bout was the main event at Madison Square Garden.
The stoppage was unusual, with many viewers deeming it early. The sequence consisted of a two-punch combination by Pereira that stunned Prochazka, who responded with a takedown attempt.
