5 most brutal Alex Pereira knockouts outside the UFC

#4. Alex Pereira vs. Jason Wilnis 3

At GLORY 65 in 2017, Alex Pereira locked horns with Dutch rival Jason Wilnis for the third time.

Their first fight went down way back in 2012 on the Brazilian regional kickboxing scene, with Wilnis winning via TKO after Pereira's corner opted to stop the fight after the second round.

They squared off for the second time at GLORY 20 in Dubai, where 'Po Atan' suffered a unanimous decision loss. With vengeance on his mind, Pereira was looking to make a statement at GLORY 65.

The first minute of the bout was fairly tetchy as both kickboxers took their time to get a feel for the range early on. Alex Pereira landed a knockdown soon after the opening 60 seconds and Wilnis did his best to recover as the referee gave the 10-second count. However, as soon as the action resumed, he got caught with another vicious blow.

As soon as the referee resumed the fight, Pereira charged towards Wilnis and lunged in with a flying knee, which was the last strike of the bout.

Pereira delivered a similar knockout on his UFC debut at UFC 268 at Madison Square Garden in New York City last year. After enduring a grappling-heavy first round, the powerful Brazilian knocked out Andreas Michailidis just moments into the second with a perfectly-timed flying knee to pick up his first win in the UFC.

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#3. Alex Pereira vs. Donegi Abena

After defending his GLORY middleweight title four times in succession, Alex Pereira had no new challengers to take on in the weight class. As such, he moved up to light heavyweight in 2019 to take on Donegi Abena for the interim championship at GLORY 68 in Miami, USA.

GLORY 68 poster [Image via @KrisDekkerMMA on Twitter]

The first two rounds of the bout were evenly contested, with both fighters enjoying moments of success. Donegi Abena was clearly wary of the power coming back his way in the opening rounds and opted to stay on the outside rather than engage Pereira in the pocket.

In the third frame, Pereira turned up the pace, which forced Abena into some precarious positions. A little over two minutes into the round, 'Po Atan' connected with a hard left hook from close range, which saw his counterpart faceplant into the canvas.