Alex Pereira made a successful Octagon debut when he faced and defeated Andreas Michailidis on the top of UFC 268 preliminary card on Saturday, November 6 live from Madison Square Garden in New York. Former two-division GLORY Kickboxing champion dropped his opponent to the canvas with a jumping scissor knee followed by a pair of punches.
The fight ended at 18 seconds into the second round. Check out the video of knockout below.
Pereira KO’s Michailidis with jumping scissor knee at UFC 268
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In addition to two GLORY titles, Pereira is known for a pair of wins against reigning UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, when the pair met inside the ring. This includes a big KO in March 2017 and a unanimous decision in April 2016.
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