Alex Pereira and Jiří Procházka were quick to react to the news that they'll meet in a short-notice main event at UFC 303.
The two light heavyweights previously met in the main event of UFC 295, where Pereira knocked out the former champion in the second round to claim the vacant light heavyweight title after both Procházka and Jamahal Hill decided to relinquish the belt due to injury.
Procházka has been teasing a potential rematch with Pereira following his win over Aleksandar Rakić at UFC 300, and after Dana White officially confirmed that Conor McGregor vs.
“Poatan” followed up that performance by stopping another former champion in Hill at UFC 300, and although he and Procházka have some big shoes to fill their rematch is about as good a fight as fans could ask for to replace McGregor’s highly-anticipated return fight against Chandler.Drew is an MMA writer that regularly watches regional events in addition to major promotions such as the UFC, PFL, Bellator, and ONE Championship. He joined MMA Knockout when it was founded in 2023.
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