Longtime MMA referee Marc Goddard made a sequence of chilling remarks about Alex Pereira throughout a short interplay with Joe Rogan after UFC 307.
Pereira defeated Khalil Rountree Jr. by fourth-round TKO to retain the UFC gentle heavyweight title at UFC 307. After a back-and-forth first three rounds of motion, Pereira poured it on at the beginning of the championship rounds and systematically broke down his opponent together with his hanging.
Rogan and Goddard have been two staples of combined martial arts throughout the sport’s speedy ascension. Whereas each of them have seen virtually each sort of combating fashion contained in the Octagon, Pereira’s UFC run is unprecedented.
So unprecedented that Goddard places Pereira’s energy in a category of its personal, as he mentioned with Rogan simply earlier than the official UFC 307 outcome was introduced.
Joe Rogan Reveals Chilling Dialog About Alex Pereira’s Energy
Close to the top of the UFC 307 broadcast, Rogan shared his post-fight dialog with Goddard.
“I used to be within the octagon after the combat and Marc Goddard got here as much as me and he mentioned, ‘I’ve been doing this for 20 years. The way in which he hits individuals, the sound, is like nothing I’ve ever heard earlier than.’ He mentioned, ‘It’s ungodly.’” Rogan mentioned. “That’s what he saved saying, he mentioned, ‘It’s ungodly.’” (h/t SportsKeeda)
Pereira set the promotional report for the fewest UFC bouts to win a number of world titles. After ending Rountree at UFC 307, Pereira has efficiently defended the sunshine heavyweight title thrice in seven months.
Goddard officiated a number of the most notable bouts in UFC historical past, together with Pereira’s first UFC title win at UFC 281. Throughout his in depth combating and officiating profession, one fighter’s energy stands alone for Goddard.