UFC 300 results: Alex Pereira ices Jamahal Hill with KO blows after waving off groin shot

Alex Pereira put a very violent bow on UFC 300 to retain his title.

In the main event Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Pereira (10-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) knocked out Jamahal Hill (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) at 3:14 of Round 1 to retain the light heavyweight title.

Pereira waved off referee Herb Dean’s offering to pause the bout due to a groin strike by Hill. Seconds later, Pereira floored Hill with his signature lead left hook. Hill’s eyes rolled back but when he hit the canvas, he defended. Pereira pounced and pounded, however, until the lights went out. As he rose off his downed opponent, Pereira pulled off a “Khaby Lame” celebration.

After the victory during his in-cage interview with Joe Rogan, Pereira expressed interest in a heavyweight bout next.

Easy day in the office for @AlexPereiraUFC

He gets the first round TKO to retain his LHW belt! #UFC300 pic.twitter.com/7Qbx3xB7GE

— UFC (@ufc) April 14, 2024

With the win, Pereira successfully defends the UFC light heavyweight title for the first time and moves to 3-0 in the weight class. Pereira’s lone UFC loss remains his second MMA battle against Israel Adesanya in March 2023..

Hill won the title in January 2023 after Jiri Prochazka’s vacation, but also shortly thereafter vacated due to a torn Achilles tendon sustained in a fighter basketball game. So upon Prochazka’s return, he fought Pereira for the vacant strap, and lost by second-round TKO.  Saturday’s fight was his first bout back from injury and snapped a four-fight winning streak.

Up-to-the-minute UFC 300 results include:

• Alex Pereira def. Jamahal Hill via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 3:14
• Zhang Weili def. Yan Xiaonan via unanimous decision (49-45, 49-45, 49-45)
• Max Holloway def. Justin Gaethje via knockout (punch) – Round 5, 4:59 – to win “BMF” title
• Arman Tsarukyan def. Charles Oliveira via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Bo Nickal def. Cody Brundage submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 3:38
• Jiri Prochazka def. Aleksandar Rakic via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 3:17
• Aljamain Sterling def. Calvin Kattar via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Kayla Harrison def. Holly Holm via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 1:47
• Diego Lopes def. Sodiq Yusuff via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 1:29
• Renato Moicano def. Jalin Turner via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 4:11
• Jessica Andrade def. Marina Rodriguez via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Bobby Green def. Jim Miller via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-25, 29-26)
• Deiveson Figueiredo def. Cody Garbrandt via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 4:02

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