Alex Pereira Saves Dana White at UFC 307 at the Cost of His Rib Injury and Passport Issues as Revealed
Current light-heavyweight champion Alex Pereria is certainly one of the toughest fighters in the UFC at the moment. This was his third title defense in the year 2024 against a highly skillful opponent in Khalil Rountree Jr. âPoatanâ started the fight very aggressively but later changed his game plan in the third and fourth rounds.
He managed to use his lethal leg kicks much nattily and finally ended the fight in the fourth round after landing a barrage of shots. But not everything was smooth for the champion before the fight at UFC 307. Let us take a look at some of the problems he faced in the build-up.
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Alex Pereira fought Khalil Rountree Jr. with multiple issues behind the scenesADVERTISEMENT
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Amy Kaplan took to her X account to point out a few details that might surprise the fans even more. She tweeted, âAlex says he almost didnât get his passport, he hurt his ribs and got sick and had to take antibiotics this fight, plus his UFC 303 injury came back this campâ. Looking at Alex Pereria, no one could have imagined he was nowhere close to 100% in the fight.
Alex says he almost didnât get his passport, he hurt his ribs and got sick and had to take antibiotics this fight, plus his UFC 303 injury came back this camp #UFC307
â Amy Kaplan (@PhotoAmy33) October 6, 2024
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