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Report – Alex Pereira ‘Unlikely’ to fight at UFC 301 next month after suffering second broken toe against Jamahal Hill

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Off the back of his stunning first round knockout win over Jamahal Hill over the course of the weekend at UFC 300, undisputed light heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira is “extremely unlikely” to be able to follow through with plans to fight at in three weeks time – after suffering a second broken foe over the weekend.

Pereira, a former undisputed middleweight champion, and the incumbent light heavyweight gold holder, headlined UFC 300 over the course of the weekend against the returning previously mentioned, Hill.

Alex Pereira retains title finishes Jamahal Hill with hellacious first round KO UFC 300 Highlights
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Dispatching the Illinois native with relative ease in the opening round, Sao Paulo knockout artist, Pereira struck the ex-champion with a huge left shovel hook after a brief attempted stoppage in the action from Herb Dean, before forcing the issue with a series of heavy ground strikes.