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Alex Pereira stands 6-foot-4 and is the reigning champion of the UFC’s light heavyweight division at 205 pounds. He has defended his title twice, most recently in June when he scored a second-round TKO of Jiri Prochazka at UFC 303.
In pound-for-pound rankings that assess fighters regardless of weight class, Pereira is a consensus No. 2 selection behind Islam Makhachev, the UFC’s lightweight champion.
On Friday, Pereira was second-best … to a YouTube star listed at 5-9.
Pereira went head-to-head with IShowSpeed, a 19-year-old live streamer whose real name is Darren Jason Watkins Jr., in a test of punching strength on the UFC Striking Challenge machine.
Pereira went first and registered a punch of 907. IShowSpeed stepped up next and shockingly surpassed Pereira with a punch of 921.
“That’s nine twenty-one!” Watkins shouted. “Nine twenty-one!”
Speed got a higher score then Alex Pereira on the punching machine in front of Dana White 😭 pic.twitter.com/Ukqc2OVauz
— juju 💰 (@ayeejuju) August 16, 2024
The UFC is in Australia this weekend for its latest pay-per-view promotion — UFC 305.
While Pereira is Perth to promote his next light heavyweight title fight on October 5 against Khalil Rountree Jr. at UFC 307 in Salt Lake City, it’s not surprising for IShowSpeed to be Down Under. He’s been traveling around the world this year to attend various sporting events and documenting his experiences on YouTube.
