A rematch too tantalising for the promotion to pass up on, Adesanya will put his title on the line against former kickboxing for Alex Pereira at UFC 281 at ...
The third he won in a three-round back-and-forth battle against fellow Brazilian Bruno Silva. "I like the story. Pereira only joined the UFC with a 3-1 professional record, but has made short work of two of the three opponents placed in front of him by the UFC - most recently demolishing top-10 ranked Sean Strickland in the first round at UFC 276; the same card as Adesanya's last defence.
Israel Adesanya will defend his UFC middleweight title against old rival Alex Pereira in the headliner of UFC 281 on Nov. 12.
Pereira, a former two-division Glory Kickboxing champion, beat Adesanya in kickboxing once by decision in 2016 and then again a year later via knockout. The Nigerian-born New Zealand resident has won three straight since falling in a light heavyweight title bout to Jan Blachowicz in March 2021. Pereira owns two wins over Adesanya in kickboxing, including one via knockout.
Israel Adesanya will defend his UFC middleweight title against Alex Pereira in the main event of UFC 2.
The second came in March 2017, when Pereira knocked out Adesanya with his signature left hook. He made his UFC debut in February 2018 against Rob Wilkinson and is currently tied for third on ESPN's pound-for-pound MMA list with Charles Oliveira. "He’s going to have to look better next time. I absolutely, positively guarantee you that the next fight that Israel Adesanya fights will be bats--t nuts." 📖😈 #UFC281
“Vengeance is mine says the lord.”
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This ends here. "I can say, 'Stylistically on paper this should be,' you know, or, 'We feel this is gonna be'—I f--king guarantee you.
Israel Adesanya will have the chance to re-write some personal history when he defends his UFC middleweight title against Brazilian Alex Pereira on November ...
The victory extended the 33-year-old’s unbeaten run to three fights, after losing to Polish fighter Jan Blachowicz by unanimous decision in the UFC light heavyweight title fight last year. It’s the perfect alley-oop and I’m going to slam this b****”. Adesanya was visibly shocked by the judges’ decision after his first fight with Pereira, with the Brazilian winning by unanimous decision.
Atop the UFC 281 card will be Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira, two longtime rivals who fought twice in kickboxing.
On that pay-per-view card, both Adesanya and Pereira won. Pereira (6-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) is set to headline, the promotion announced Friday via broadcast partner ESPN. Years in the making, Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira are finally set to square off again.
Israel Adesanya will get the chance to exact revenge on long-time rival Alex Pereira with the duo booked to headline UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden.
I don’t know how this cartoon works." I don’t know how he’s going to freeze me. I don’t know.
Pereira (6-1) made the jump in 2021 and quickly established himself as a major player in the middleweight division. Adesanya is undefeated at 185-pounds in MMA; ...
Pereira (6-1) made the jump in 2021 and quickly established himself as a major player in the middleweight division. "The Last Stylebender" performed well before Pereira uncorked a left hook that knocked out Adesanya. UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya vs.
Israel Adesanya will get the chance to exact revenge on long-time rival Alex Pereira with the duo booked to headline UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden.
I don’t know how this cartoon works." I don’t know how he’s going to freeze me. I don’t know.
Here is everything you need to know about the UFC 281 PPV event, including the fight card, tickets, date of the card and more.
This will be Poirier’s return to the octagon after losing to Charles Oliveira at UFC 269 back in December 2021. ‘Iron’ Mike won that bout in epic fashion, knocking out his opponent with a front kick that rearranged Ferguson’s face temporarily. As of writing, the UFC has only confirmed the epic main event between Adesanya and Pereira.
The UFC middleweight champion will meet a familiar foe at the top of November's pay-per-view event.
Who’s going to try to finish me. “I’m excited to have someone who’s going to attack me. The perfect alley-oop, and I’m going to slam this b*tch.”