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Alex Pereira urges Israel Adesanya to thank referee for UFC 281 stoppage: ‘Thank him for saving your life’

Off the back of his stunning championship victory at UFC 281 last weekend, Brazilian striking ace, Alex Pereira has issued a scatching response to arch-rival, Israel Adesanya – urging him to thank referee, Marc Goddard for saving his life with his main event stoppage, as well as offering him one more opportunity to score a […]

Headlining the Madison Square Garden event, Sao Paulo finisher, Pereira rallied from losing three of the opening four rounds against champion, Adesanya – springing with a brutal combination at the fence in the fifth and final round to halt the Nigerian-Kiwi’s title reign and mint himself as the undisputed UFC middleweight champion.

Following the defeat, much was made of referee, Goddard’s stoppage of the fight, with the British official awarding Pereira a standing TKO win over Adesanya – who immediately protested against the nature of the stoppage, before renaging on his comments.

Alex Pereira offers Israel Adesanya opportunity to land title rematch

Sharing his thoughts on the stoppage, Pereira claimed Adesanya should thank Goddard for saving his life, and claimed he would be willing to fight the former champion next in a title re-run.

“(Israel) Adesanya stop making excuses saying that the referee stopped the fight early…” Alex Pereira posted on his official Instagram account. “You have to thank him for saving your life. The way you were with your head down looking at the ground, I only needed one or two more hits to connect a good knee to your face so wouldn’t know the outcome.”

“As I said at that point in the video, you were a great opponent and I respect you for that,” Alex Pereira continued. “Assume the mistakes along with your team without taking away my merits. You will have one more chance! You’re next!”

In the fallout following his championship loss, Adesanya revealed a persistent PCL injury almost ruled him from his UFC 281 headliner with Pereira, however, maintained he would fight the Brazilian in his next Octagon appearance.

Alex Pereira To Israel Adesanya: ‘Stop Making Excuses, Ref Saved Your Life’

Newly crowned UFC Middleweight Champion Alex Pereira has hit back at Israel Adesanya’s question marks surrounding the stoppage last weekend. In the UFC 281 main event, fans were treated to yet another come-from-behind fifth-round victory for a ch…

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Sean O’Malley ‘liked the stoppage’ in the UFC 281 main event: “That was trending in a bad way”

‘Sugar’ Sean O’Malley is disagreeing with many fans. The UFC 281 main event saw a clash for the UFC middleweight world title between Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya. It was called off as a TKO in the final round as Brazil’s ‘Poatan‘ was landing strikes against ‘The Last Stylebender.’ Some MMA fans have declared that […]

Some MMA fans have declared that the stoppage was too early as Adesanya was still on his feet. Top-ranked UFC bantamweight Sean O’Malley discussed this on his podcast and explained that the stoppage was reasonable. He said:

“I liked the stoppage just because I like ‘Izzy’ so much. If you don’t like ‘Izzy,’ you’re like, ‘Early stoppage!’ Because, dude, that was trending in a bad way. I would have rather seen it be an early stoppage than see ‘Izzy’ get KO’d and take two years off his career potentially. Like, a fat, like a clean, like that Frankie [Edgar] KO would’ve been bad for ‘Izzy.’” [Transcript courtesy Sportskeeda]

The Brazilian ‘Poatan’ Alex Pereira is now the UFC middleweight champion. He has defeated the Nigerian-Kiwi Adesanya in both kickboxing and MMA by way of knockout.

The US-born Sean O’Malley is just coming off a victory against the former no. 1 ranked Petr Yan. ‘Sugar’ is now the top-ranked fighter in the competitive bantamweight weight class, only behind the reigning champion Aljamain Sterling.

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Referee Marc Goddard agrees with Sean O’Malley

The referee calling the action at UFC 281, Marc Goddard, explained that he stopped the fight at that time, due to fighter safety. On Twitter, the official explained:

“Thank you to all who understand the role in which we play, protection is paramount. Decisions are over the second they are made, the conscience lives forever. Honored, blessed & thankful. On the biggest stage there is, of the fighters, for the fighters – they remain the Kings.”

Chilling Parallel Found Between Alex Pereira’s UFC 281 Win & Adesanya’s Past

In the aftermath of Alex Pereira’s title crowning at UFC 281, a chilling parallel has emerged between the Brazilian’s victory and one notable moment from Israel Adesanya’s career. At last weekend’s pay-per-view event, held inside New York’s Madison Square Garden, Pereira shocked the world by ascending to the middleweight mountaintop in just his fourth UFC…

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Israel Adesanya To Alex Pereira: “I Will Fight You Until I Beat You”

Israel Adesanya is willing to keep fighting Alex Pereira until he gets his win. Israel Adesanya might be down, but he is not out. Following the loss at UFC 281, Adesanya is now 0-3 all-time against Alex Pereira, but he is still willing to battle him ag…

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Dan Hooker admits he prefers early stoppage for teammate Israel Adesanya following UFC 281 loss

UFC lightweight contender, Dan Hooker has admitted that while the fighter in him would like to see more opportunities for his fellow combatants to survive and overcome adversity in the Octagon, he admits he prefers an early stoppage – particularly when it comes to teammates following Israel Adesanya’s fifth round TKO loss at UFC 281. […]

Featuring in a main card opener at Madison Square Garden against the surging Peruvian grappler, Claudio Puelles, Hooker managed to survive an abundance of imanari roll attempts from the submission, ace before turning in a second round body kick knockout victory.

Headlining the event, Hooker’s teammate and training partner, Adesanya, suffered a fifth round knockout loss to challenger, Alex Pereira – dropping his undisputed middleweight championship.

In the aftermath of the main event fight, Adesanya voiced his displeasure to see the fight stopped by referee, Marc Goddard, however, failed to criticize the stoppage entirely.

Dan Hooker shares his thoughts on the controversial UFC 281 headliner stoppage

Sharing his thoughts on his teammate’s defeat at UFC 281, Hooker admitted that he preferred to see fights containing training partners called early rather than too late.

“It’s a weird line to walk,” Dan Hooker told Submission Radio. “Even as a friend, because I know what he’s capable of, and because I’ve been there in the past. You have to absolutely kill (me). You say that as the fighter. You go, ‘Make sure I’m dead.’ They know me, I don’t even have to say it… You, as the fighter, is always gonna think that.”

“Me, watching it as a friend, I just want him (Israel Adesanya) to be alright,” Dan Hooker continued. “As a friend, and as a teammate, I’d rather it too early than too late. As a fighter, obviously you’re like, ‘Make sure I’m really not moving,’ but as a friend, as a teammate, I would prefer it to be too early than too late.”