Alex Pereira likely solidified his first title shot on Saturday when he derailed the streak of Sean Strickland in the UFC 276 featured bout.
Pereira (6-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC), a former GLORY kickboxing champ, validated himself as a legitimate title contender when he defeated Strickland (25-4 MMA, 12-4 UFC) by first-round knockout in the high stakes middleweight bout at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
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