LAS VEGAS – Alex Pereira ’s head kick KO of Jiri Prochazka was one of the best knockouts we’ve seen in 2024. Yet, despite its incredible execution, it was a last-minute addition to the game plan. The UFC light heavyweight champion told reporters at the UFC 303 post-fight press conference that the idea to attack Prochazka (30-5-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC) with the head-kick that was the beginning of the end of the fight was added to the plan hours before the championship bout after watching Prochazka warm up in his locker room. Pereira (11-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) picked up a mistake from Prochazka, and made sure to capitalize on it when they both stepped in the octagon. “Actually, I was in the locker room talking to my coaches, and he showed me the video of Jiri warming up, and I saw that he was trying to counter-attack the calf kick – defend and counter,” Pereira said
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