Ilia Topuria is not impressed.
iShowSpeed is no match for Manny Pacquiao.
But when it comes to smashing the UFC punch machine, the popular social media prankster has a knockout punch that tops light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira. “Speed’ clocked in at 921 in the video above, 14 points higher than “Poatan’s” score of 907.
I guess it depends on the machine, since Pereira registered 967 last year in Brazil.
Pereira, 37, will take his otherworldly knockout power to Salt Lake City to defend his 205-pound strap against No. 8-ranked title contender Khalil Rountree Jr., a five-round showdown scheduled for this Sat. night (Oct. 5) on pay-per-view (PPV). A victory could land him this “boring” opponent in early 2025, unless “War Horse” upsets the light heavyweight apple cart.
We’ll find out this weekend in “The Beehive State.”
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