Former undisputed middleweight champion, Alex Pereira has minted himself as the new undisputed light heavyweight champion, landing a second round ground strikes TKO win over former divisional champion, Jiri Prochazka in the main event of UFC 295 in Madison Square Garden.
Pereira, a former undisputed middleweight champion under the banner of the Dana White-led organization, turned in a masterful striking display on the feet in the opening round, chopping up the lead leg of Czech Republic native, Prochazka with a slew of thudding low kicks, before he taken down at the Octagon fence with over two minutes and change remaining in the opening frame.