The UFC needed to pivot on its Worldwide Combat Week plans when Conor McGregor pulled out, however the brand new primary occasion delivered.
Gentle heavyweight champion Alex Pereira knocked out former champ Jiri Prochazka (30-5-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC) within the headliner and staked his place, in lots of minds, as the highest pound-for-pound fighter on this planet. And in an insane circumstance, Diego Lopes went from combating at featherweight on weigh-ins day to a 165-pound catchweight towards a brand new opponent just some hours earlier than his combat, then beat Dan Ige.
Plus, there was a 19-second end, an elbow that almost uncovered somebody’s cranium and extra finishes and bloody wars at T-Cell Enviornment in Las Vegas.
Take a look at all of the highlights in super-slow movement within the UFC 303 “Combat Movement” video highlights above.
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