Sonnen: Pereira Beating Adesanya Would Be A “Disaster” For UFC

Former UFC star Chael Sonnen believes that the promotion has a lot to lose in the UFC 281 main event between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira. After extending his middleweight championship reign to five successful defenses with a victory over Jared Can…

Former UFC star Chael Sonnen believes that the promotion has a lot to lose in the UFC 281 main event between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira. After extending his middleweight championship reign to five successful defenses with a victory over Jared Cannonier last month, the stage has been set for Adesanya to receive a challenge…

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Adesanya On Pereira Bout: Have I Ever Shied Away From A Fight?

Alex Pereira may be the only person to have a knockout win over Israel Adesanya in combat sports, but the middleweight champ is not going to let that intimidate him. Adesanya and Pereira fought twice in the world of kickboxing, with Pereira earning a d…

Alex Pereira may be the only person to have a knockout win over Israel Adesanya in combat sports, but the middleweight champ is not going to let that intimidate him. Adesanya and Pereira fought twice in the world of kickboxing, with Pereira earning a decision win and a knockout over the future UFC champion. While…

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Israel Adesanya promises KO in UFC 281 clash with Alex Pereira: ‘He’s going to get knocked out or I am’

Israel AdesanyaAhead of his highly-anticipated middleweight title fight against distinct rival, Alex Pereira at UFC 281 in November, division kingpin, Israel Adesanya, insists either him or the Brazilian will fall to a knockout defeat at Madison Square Garden. Rekindling their definite rivalry, Adesanya must go through Brazilian challenger, Pereira to land the sixth successful defense of […]

Israel Adesanya

Ahead of his highly-anticipated middleweight title fight against distinct rival, Alex Pereira at UFC 281 in November, division kingpin, Israel Adesanya, insists either him or the Brazilian will fall to a knockout defeat at Madison Square Garden.

Rekindling their definite rivalry, Adesanya must go through Brazilian challenger, Pereira to land the sixth successful defense of his undisputed middleweight championship.

Twice sharing the squared circle under the GLORY Kickboxing banner, Israel Adesanya suffered a unanimous decision loss to Pereira, before the Sao Paulo native handed Adesanya his first and only ever combat sports knockout loss in a subsequent 2017 rematch on home soil. 

The middleweight striking duo shared the pay-per-view portion of UFC 276 just last month to boot, with Pereira earning his shot at gold with a brutal first round knockout win over Sean Strickland, while Adesanya headlined the card with a lacklustre unanimous decision win over Jared Cannonier.

Israel Adesanya appears confident his UFC 281 headliner ends with a knockout

Speaking of his excitement to face an opponent who will put him on the back foot and utilize his offensive weaponry, Adesanya appears confident of a knockout at UFC 281 – whether that features himself or Pereira on the receiving end of, however.

“They’re part of history – part of his (Alex Pereira) story,” Israel Adesnaya told ESPN SportsCenter of his prior matches with Pereira. “The judges gave him the nod in the first and the second, he took me out in the third round. Now, it’s time for my story.”

“I’m looking forward to having someone who is going to attack me – who is going to try and finish me,” Israel Adesanya explained. “He’s going to get knocked out or I am, you have to watch to find out.” 

During his promotional-perfect stint at middleweight, Adesanya has racked up five successful title defenses against the aforenoted, Cannonier, Robert Whittaker, Marvin Vettori, Paulo Costa, and Yoel Romero.

Israel Adesanya Vs. Alex Pereira Set For UFC 281 On Nov. 12

UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya will look for revenge against former Glory Kickboxing foe Alex Pereira at UFC 281 on Nov. 12. Adesanya announced the news during an appearance on ESPN’s SportsCenter on Friday night. Adesanya most recentl…

UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya will look for revenge against former Glory Kickboxing foe Alex Pereira at UFC 281 on Nov. 12. Adesanya announced the news during an appearance on ESPN’s SportsCenter on Friday night. Adesanya most recently defended his title at UFC 276, defeating Jared Cannonier via a unanimous decision. He outlasted former champion…

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Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira Headlines UFC 281 On November 12. At Madison Square Garden

Israel AdesanyaAn undisputed UFC middleweight championship fight between division best, Israel Adesanya, and the #5 ranked division contender, Alex Pereira is set to take main event honors at UFC 281 on November 12. From Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. Sharing a distinct rivalry throughout their respective combat sports careers, Israel Adesanya twice […]

Israel Adesanya

An undisputed UFC middleweight championship fight between division best, Israel Adesanya, and the #5 ranked division contender, Alex Pereira is set to take main event honors at UFC 281 on November 12. From Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.

Sharing a distinct rivalry throughout their respective combat sports careers, Israel Adesanya twice shared the GLORY Kickboxing squared circle with Pereira – suffering both a controversial unanimous decision loss to the Brazilian, to go with a thunderous 2017, one punch knockout defeat. 

Israel Adesanya headlines for the third time this annum

Also sharing the UFC 276 pay-per-view card during International Fight Week last month, Adesanya headlined the event with a lacklustre unanimous decision win over Jared Cannonier.

As for Sao Paulo native, Pereira, the former two-weight GLORY Kickboxing champion managed to latch onto his third Octagon win with a blistering first round knockout win over the surging, Sean Strickland. The UFC confirmed the headlining clash between Adesanya and Pereira on their official Twitter account this Friday night. 

“As announced on @SportsCenter, we have a MASSIVE main event set for MSG (Madison Square Garden) (apple emoji). @Stylebender (Israel Adesanya) vs. Alex Pereira is confirmed for #UFC281!”

Securing his fifth successul defense of the undisputed middleweight title last month, Adesanya added Cannonier to a string of successful title knockbacks against two-time opponents, Robert Whittaker, and Marvin Vettori – in between a dominant second round knockout win over Pereira’s compatriot, Paulo Costa.

Landing in the UFC back in November at Madison Square Garden, Pereira managed to stop Greece natvie, Andreas Michailidis with a highlight-reel second round flying knee knockout, before defeating Bruno Silva in an all-Brazilian showcase earlier this year.

Billed to compete against Strickland in an expected title-eliminator at the beginning of July, Pereira made short work of the North Carolina native – springing with a brutal left hook knockout in the opening round.