Alex Pereira Makes His Light-Heavyweight Debut
1 year agoAlex Pereira is set to make his light-heavyweight debut against Jan Błachowicz when the two fighters meet in the co-main event of UFC 291 in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Saturday. Pereira suffered his first UFC loss via second-round knockout in April, his first middleweight title defense against long-time rival Israel Adesanya. Known to be a terrifying knockout artist, Pereira has 29 knockouts to his name. DraftKings sees Pereira as a slight underdog with a salary of $8,000. He averages 79.2 fantasy points throughout five UFC bouts. The winner of this fight seems like a suitable candidate to fight for the vacant UFC light-heavyweight title, pending the return of Jiri Prochazka from injury.
Source: UFC
Source: UFC