A light heavyweight contest between Alexandre Pantoja and Alex Perez is taking place now (Saturday, July 30, 2022) at UFC 277.
Round 1
A fast-paced scrap is ongoing early. Pantoja is landing more while eating some strikes. Pantoja walks Perez down before taking him down. He gets on his back and eventually backpacks Perez as he looks to sink in a choke. Perez is doing his best to defend but Pantoja eventually sinks in the choke and Perez taps quickly! It appears to be more of a crank but it got the job done for Pantoja.
Official Result: Alexandre Pantoja defeats Alex Perez via submission (R1, 1:31).
Check out the highlights below:
No time wasted, @PantojaMMA came to make a 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 😤 #UFC277 pic.twitter.com/0ksPKouPSJ
— UFC (@ufc) July 31, 2022
3️⃣ straight, but none as big as this one!
[ @PantojaMMA | #UFC277 ] pic.twitter.com/4CUK8gHQLl
— UFC (@ufc) July 31, 2022
🗣 WOOOO!!@PantojaMMA is 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐔𝐏 after that massive victory 🔥 #UFC277 pic.twitter.com/LlclBVcN0N
— UFC (@ufc) July 31, 2022
