Perhaps no one in mixed martial arts inspires fear like Alex Pereira.
A terrifying physical and tactical specimen, the Brazilian kickboxer will defend his Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight crown against former champion Jamahal Hill in the UFC 300 headliner on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Pereira, 36, enters the Octagon on the strength of back-to-back victories. He last fought at UFC 295, where he buried Jiri Prochazka with a burst of second-round elbows and laid claim to the vacant title at 205 pounds with utmost authority.