UFC 303 exceeded expectations, even without Conor McGregor being on the card. On Saturday night, the annual International Fight Week pay-per-view at T-Mobile Arena lived up to its reputation. Alex Pereira delivered a dominant performance against Jiri Prochazka in the main event. After the fight, Pereira and UFC content creator Nina Marie made a video to set a new UFC record.
Alex Pereira and Nina Marie’s UFC 303 Video Generates Millions of Views
Alex Pereira knocked out Jiri Prochazka with a head kick in the second round, successfully defending his light heavyweight title. After the fight, Nina Marie congratulated Pereira and his team. Pereira asked Nina to perform a ritual, and the video went viral on Instagram. In the caption, she wrote, “The Champ Alex Pereira peer pressured me to do a ritual LOL Congratulations @alexpoatanpereira on a beautiful performance, and thank you for always being so kind to me and my team.”
The video went viral within hours, amassing millions of views, and currently has over 45 million views on Instagram. This has made it one of the most-watched videos of a UFC event. Nina, who regularly interviews fighters before and after matches, was the interviewer in this video. Noticing its massive success, she posted a photo celebrating her achievement on X, highlighting the incredible reach and impact of the video.
Pereira is emerging as one of the UFC’s most formidable forces. He and Prochazka stepped in on just two-and-a-half weeks’ notice after Conor McGregor withdrew from the originally scheduled main event against Michael Chandler. Despite the absence of McGregor, Pereira delivered a stunning main event that thrilled fans.
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