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Michel Pereira earned a blistering first-round submission over Ihor Potieria at UFC 301 after backflipping onto his opponent in a show-stopping finale.
Inside the space of just 40 seconds, Pereira was able to knock his opponent to the canvas before launching himself into the air and connecting with a backflip kick.
The wild move may have technically been illegal, with kicks to the head when an opponent is grounded barred, but the officials conferred and awarded the showman the explosive victory regardless in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Pereira raced out of the blocks and dropped Potieria with a left-right combination to the head. With
