Alex Pereira added to his legend Saturday at UFC 307 when he made minced meat of Khalil Rountree’s face to defend the sunshine heavyweight title.

Pereira (12-2 MMA, 9-1 UFC) logged his third title protection of 2024 when he put a methodical beating on Rountree (13-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC) en path to a fourth-round TKO at Delta Middle in Salt Lake Metropolis, and “Poatan” actually is beginning to kind a reign of terror over the burden class.

After the battle, Pereira stated he intends to take a well-deserved layoff from competitors following a ridiculously energetic 12 months. That may enable time for a transparent subsequent contender to emerge.

Who shall be subsequent to problem Pereira for the belt? Watch the video above for ideas and evaluation on his future after UFC 307.

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