ALEX PEREIRA’s bid to White House with a brutal knockout victory over Ciryl Gane.
The Brazilian threw down with Gane for the interim heavyweight title in the co-main event of this morning’s card at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Alex Pereira sought to make history on the UFC’s historic White House card Credit: Shutterstock Editorial
Pereira locked horns with Ciryl Gane in a South Lawn slugfest Credit: Shutterstock Editorial
Pereira, 38, entered the Washington war with three-division champion status and a showdown with Tom Aspinall within touching distance.
But Gane stopped the fan favourite’s bid for immortality with a stunning upset to earn a rematch with Brit Aspinall, whom he fought to a no contest last October.
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