Hard hitting Welterweight contender Kalinn Williams is ready to mount a quick turnaround following his 30-second knockout over Abdul Razak Alhassan at UFC Vegas 14 (see it), as he has been booked to throw hands against Michel Pereira at the upcoming UFC Vegas 17 event on Dec. 19, 2020.
ESPN’s Brett Okamoto announced the booking over the weekend, which will be Williams’ biggest test to date. In his first two bouts inside the Octagon, “Khaos” has only been able to compete for 57 seconds, as his UFC debut saw him throttle Alex Morono in just 27 seconds before following it up with another lightning quick finish over Alhassan.
Pereira, meanwhile, broke his two-fight skid by defeating Zelim Imadaev last September. UFC’s wild man had recently drop consecutive bouts to Diego Sanchez and Tristan Connelly. The alway-energetic and over-the-top combatants is sure to give “Khaos” all he can handle, and hopes to stop his momentum.
The bout further bolsters UFC Vegas 17 — the promotion’s year-end event — which is set to be headlined by a Welterweight bout between Khamzat Chimaev and Leon Edwards. In further action, Stephen Thompson will fce Geoff Neal, while Jose Aldo tangos with Marlon Vera. If that weren’t enough, Marlon Moraes will face Rob Font while Belal Muhammad vs. Dhiego Lima.
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