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Rice expected to join Chiefs for offseason workouts Pereira, Holloway each record knockout wins at UFC 300

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Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid said that receiver Rashee Rice, who is facing charges that include aggravated assault as a result of a sports car crash in Texas, would participat­e in the team’s voluntary offseason program beginning this week.

Dallas police allege that Rice and a friend, Theodore Knox, were driving at high speed on a freeway when they lost control. The Lamborghin­i that Rice has admitted to driving hit the center median, causing a chain reaction that involved six vehicles and resulted in injures to multiple people.

Rice turned himself in last Thursday after police issued warrants for one count of aggravated assault, one count of collision involving serious bodily injury and six counts of collision involving injury. He was released on bond.

Alex Pereira left no doubt he was the true light heavyweigh­t champion in the main event, knocking out Jamahal Hill 3:14 of the first round Saturday night.

But the lasting image of UFC 300, one that likely will resonate for years to come, was Max Holloway’s last-second knockout of Justin Gaethje for the ceremonial BMF title belt.

Holloway-gaethje was arguably the most anticipate­d fight on the loaded card, and it not only lived up to expectatio­ns, but surpassed them before a sellout crowd of 20,067 that roared over the final seconds and its stunning conclusion.

“That fight sucked the life out of everybody tonight,” UFC President Dana White said. “People ask me what I do. I sell holy (stuff) moments. That was the ultimate holy (stuff) moment. Let’s just talk about his fight for the rest of the press conference.”

The UFC — which had its thirdhighe­st gate at $16.5 million — awarded Holloway a $600,000 bonus for his performanc­e.

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