UFC commentator Daniel Cormier feels making the fight as little entertaining as possible is the ideal plan against Israel Adesanya. Adesanya will face Alex Pereira in the UFC 281 main event on Saturday in New York City. He returns to defend the middlew…
UFC commentator Daniel Cormier feels making the fight as little entertaining as possible is the ideal plan against Israel Adesanya. Adesanya will face Alex Pereira in the UFC 281 main event on Saturday in New York City. He returns to defend the middleweight title after wins over Robert Whittaker and Jared Cannonier earlier this year….
UFC middleweight veteran Derek Brunson has given his take on the upcoming title showdown between reigning champion Israel Adesanya and knockout artist Alex Pereira. At UFC 281 this weekend, Adesanya will headline a pay-per-view for the third time this …
UFC middleweight veteran Derek Brunson has given his take on the upcoming title showdown between reigning champion Israel Adesanya and knockout artist Alex Pereira. At UFC 281 this weekend, Adesanya will headline a pay-per-view for the third time this year. And in his sixth title defense, he’ll go toe-to-toe with former two-time kickboxing rival Pereira,…
With mere minutes remaining in the official window to make weight for UFC 281 this weekend at Madison Square Garden, event headliner and undisputed middleweight title challenger, Alex Pereira successfully tipped the championship weight scales, making his title clash with champion and rival, Israel Adesanya official. Pereira, who boasts a 6-1 professional record, will feature […]
With mere minutes remaining in the official window to make weight for UFC 281 this weekend at Madison Square Garden, event headliner and undisputed middleweight title challenger, Alex Pereira successfully tipped the championship weight scales, making his title clash with champion and rival, Israel Adesanya official.
Pereira, who boasts a 6-1 professional record, will feature in a UFC title fight for the first time in his three-fight Octagon stint, having earned his clash with Adesanya off the back of a thunderous first round knockout win against Sean Strickland at UFC 276 back in July.
Holding a distinct rivalry with undisputed titleholder, Adesanya, Alex Pereira twice defeated the Nigerian-Kiwi in kickboxing competition, even landing a rallying knockout win over the City Kickboxing staple in a 2017 rematch in his native Brazil.
Sharing a tense face off after a series of verbal insults issued back-and-forth at press conferences and a staredown atop the Empire State Building.
Alex Pereira successfully makes weight for his UFC 281 main event
For Adesanya, the defending champion was one of the first combatants to the scales – hitting weight at 185lbs even, in quite subdued fashion, however.
Akin to the majority in the mixed martial arts community, Adesanya expressed his concern with Pereira’s untimely arrival, urging the Sao Paulo phenom to make weight for their title grudge showing.
Searching out his sixth successful title defense at 185lbs, Adesanya headlined the above-mentioned, UFC 276 pay-per-view card back in June against perennial contender, Jared Cannonier, recording a forgettable and criticized unanimous decision.
UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya has responded to Alex Pereira’s mocking training videos by reminding the Brazilian who he shares the technique in question with. This weekend at UFC 281, Adesanya and Pereira will meet for the third time …
UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya has responded to Alex Pereira’s mocking training videos by reminding the Brazilian who he shares the technique in question with. This weekend at UFC 281, Adesanya and Pereira will meet for the third time across combat sports and the first inside a mixed martial arts cage. Previously, the pair threw…
Each November, the UFC takes over New York City’s hallowed Madison Square Garden with a blockbuster pay-per-view. That time of year is once again upon us: this…
Each November, the UFC takes over New York City’s hallowed Madison Square Garden with a blockbuster pay-per-view. That time of year is once again upon us: this…