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Alex Pereira backed to wrestle Khalil Rountree in UFC 307 title fight: ‘He’ll break game first’

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Undisputed light heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira has been backed to potentially “break game” next month in his UFC 307 title fight against Khalil Rountree according to the challenger’s head coach, John Wood, who predicts the Brazilian with wrestle in Salt Lake City.

Pereira, a former undisputed middleweight titleholder and the current undisputed light heavyweight champion, is slated to return to action at the beginning of October, taking on the surging, Rountree in a UFC 307 title affair at the Delta Center in Utah.

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Sidelined since he headlined UFC 303 on short-notice back in June, Sao Paulo knockout ace, Alex Pereira turned in a stunning second round high-kick knockout win over two-time foe, Jiri Prochazka in their International Fight Week showdown, to retain his title once more.