When Alex Pereira and Jiří Procházka faced each other at UFC 295, Pereira's light heavyweight title win had a tinge of controversy, with debating ensuing over the legitimacy of the stoppage.
There was no controversy at UFC 303, however.
With both men taking the fight on just a few weeks' notice, following the collapse of Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler, Pereira scored a huge knockout to keep the light heavyweight championship in the evening's main event.
"Poatan" did damage to Procházka's leg early on before dropping the Czech star right before the end of the first round with a solid left hook.
Procházka was on wobbly legs but continued on into round two. And in just 13 seconds, Pereira dropped him again, this time with a massive head kick, before delivering ground-and-pound until the fight was halted.
Alex Pereira Secures Another Jaw-Dropping Highlight To Retain Light Heavyweight Title At UFC 303
This is the second time since becoming champion that Pereira has defended the light heavyweight title on short notice. He and Jamahal Hill were quickly booked as the UFC 300 main event, with "Poatan" winning that fight via first-round stoppage just a couple of months ago.
Pereira and Procházka's first fight at UFC 295 had always been booked for that card but was elevated to main event status on short notice following UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones suffering a torn pec.
Pereira teased a move up to heavyweight eventually in his post-fight interview.