From the moment Michel Pereira walked out for his UFC debut, you had the feeling this wasn’t going to be just another cookie-cutter undercard bout on just another Fight Night card on just another Saturday night.
No, Pereira (23-9 MMA; 1-0 UFC) treated his welterweight bout with Danny Roberts like he was in the main event at Madison Square Garden or on International Fight Week.
Pereira couldn’t hold back the tears during his walkout at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, N.Y., for UFC on ESPN+ 10. Then he put on a breakdancing display as he was introduced to the crowd.
Don’t believe us? Here you go (via Twitter):
All this was before Pereira got down to business with Roberts (16-5 MMA, 5-4 UFC). And when that happened, he wasted little time marking himself one to watch in one of the UFC’s deepest weight classes.
Pereira connected with a picture-perfect flying knee. Somehow, Roberts remained on his feet, but he wasn’t after Pereira immediately followed up with a right hand down the middle, ending the bout in the first round (via Twitter):
Somehow, we get the feeling this won’t be the last time we write about Pereira doing exciting things in the octagon.
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