UFC 300: Alex Pereira Avoids Time Out In VIRAL Clip From Title Match — Here's Why

UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Alex Pereira stopped referee Dean Herb from calling a timeout, but why did the fighter avoid a timeout? Here are the details.

Alex Pereira knocks out Jamahal Hill during the main event of UFC 300

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Alex Pereira Vs Jamahal Hill, UFC 300: The main event of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was one of the most iconic main events in the recent memory for the pay-per-view events of UFC, as Alex Pereira produced a stunning and a cold knockout to Jamahal Hill, as the latter saw stars rolling before his eyes. The title bout was for the World Heavyweight Championship, as Brazilian fighter Alex Pereira was defending his title against American mixed martial artist, Jamahal Hill, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Easy day in the office for @AlexPereiraUFC 😮‍💨

He gets the first round TKO to retain his LHW belt! #UFC300 pic.twitter.com/7Qbx3xB7GE

— UFC (@ufc) April 14, 2024

However, what grabbed the attention of the viewers was the mots viral moment of the whole pay-per-view (alongside knockout of Max Holloway to Justin Gaetje), as Alex Pereira stopped legendary referee Dean Herb from calling a time out (or say a temporary stop to the contest) after the champion was hit in the groin region by challenger Jamahal Hill via a leg kick.

Alex Pereira with the best sequences I've ever seen. Pereira tapped Herb Dean on the shoulder to let him cook after being hit in the groin, Pereira comes in with a WHOPPING left hook. What a knockout 🗿 #UFC300 pic.twitter.com/y9W6cojnaE

— Tommy Black (@TommyBlackTB) April 14, 2024

Now for the new UFC fans who are confused or are unware of the rule, here is the explanation. If a fighter hits the opponent in the illegal hit zones unintentionally, that doesn't lead to a disqualification and rather an official time out, where the victim gets the necessary attention and treatment before the resume of the fight. Things such as attack on the groin region, eye poke etc. come under the category of illegal hit zones.

 

Alex Pereira Sets His Sight On UFC's Heavyweight Division

UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Alex Pereira has announced his intentions of making yet another weight category transfer, as the former Middleweight champion sets his sights on the Heavyweight category, and aims to become the first ever mixed martial artist in the history of the UFC to ever be a champion in three different weight categories.

Poatan wants to keep defending the LHW belt but he also has his eyes on the heavyweight title 👀@AlexPereiraUFC | #UFC300 pic.twitter.com/KuVheko9p9

— UFC (@ufc) April 14, 2024