English
- Russian
- French
- Dutch
- Portuguese
- German
- Ukrainian
- Spanish

Pereira explained why he didn't take a pause in his fight with Hill

Alexandr Ormanji | Published April 14, 2024, 12:33 p.m.

UFC bantamweight champion Alex Pereira explained why he didn't take a break after Jamal Hill kicked him in the groin.

"I was just starting to find the right distance. I used leg kicks to feel out the distance. Hill was operating in a left-handed stance, so it was a little more difficult for me. My plan for the fight was not to use my hands right away. When he landed a kick to the groin, I wasn't too much bigger. I decided to keep the fight going so I didn't have to find the distance all over again. Preferred not to miss the moment", - stated the fighter.

Recall, Alex Pereira knocked out Jamal Hill in the first round, defending his championship belt.

Subscribe to our Google News

(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src= 'https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f); })(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-PPJRPNR7');

(function(c,l,a,r,i,t,y){ c[a]=c[a]||function(){(c[a].q=c[a].q||[]).push(arguments)}; t=l.createElement(r);t.async=1;t.src="https://www.clarity.ms/tag/"+i; y=l.getElementsByTagName(r)[0];y.parentNode.insertBefore(t,y); })(window, document, "clarity", "script", "m2v4mwgsh8");

(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_EN/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.6"; js.async = true; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));