MIAMI – Michel Pereira beat Michal Oleksiejczuk with a first-round submission Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 299 at Kaseya Center in Miami.

Take a look inside the fight with Pereira, who won for the seventh straight time.

Michel Pereira def. Michal Oleksiejczuk

Mar 9, 2024; Miami, Florida, USA; Michal Oleksiejczuk reacts after defeating Michel Pereira during UFC 299 at Kayesa Center. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports

Result: Michel Pereira def. Michal Oleksiejczuk via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 1:01
Updated records: Pereira (30-11 MMA, 8-2 UFC), Oleksiejczuk (19-7 MMA, 7-5-1 UFC)
Key stats: Pereira has two straight finishes in 66 seconds or less after a stretch of four decisions.

Pereira on the fight’s key moment

Mar 9, 2024; Miami, Florida, USA; Michal Oleksiejczuk (yellow trunks) fights Michel Pereira (red trunks) during UFC 299 at Kayesa Center. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports

“I knew that he had some flaws in his game. I worked a lot on that – on his videos, I saw that he would open up, leave his body open, and that’s what I wanted to exploit.”

Pereira on his contract status

Mar 9, 2024; Miami, Florida, USA; Michal Oleksiejczuk reacts after defeating Michel Pereira during UFC 299 at Kayesa Center. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports

“I’m really happy. I trained a lot for this fight. It was a really important fight in my career. There’s going to be a contract renewal, so it was really important for me to win tonight. … I have one more fight and then we will work on the renewal.

“… I do my job. I don’t care if I’m on the main card or prelims. I was the athlete who did the most things on this card. I put on a show with my entrance and I started dancing, I did a great fight, and in the end I did another show. I did beginning, middle and end. So it was all complete, all perfect.”

Pereira on what he wants next

Mar 9, 2024; Miami, Florida, USA; Michel Pereira reacts after defeating Michal Oleksiejczuk (not shown) during UFC 299 at Kayesa Center. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports

“I really want to fight in Brazil. There’s obviously going to be an event (in Rio de Janeiro), and I’ve always wanted to fight there, feel the energy of the crowd. That’s really what I want to do.”

To hear more from Pereira, check out the video above.

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