Alex Pereira may have finished Israel Adesanya at UFC 281, but things nearly went the opposite direction. After beating Adesanya twice in the world of kickboxing, Pereira followed him into the world of MMA in an attempt to make it a three-peat and capt…
Alex Pereira may have finished Israel Adesanya at UFC 281, but things nearly went the opposite direction. After beating Adesanya twice in the world of kickboxing, Pereira followed him into the world of MMA in an attempt to make it a three-peat and capture UFC gold in the process. Sure enough, after a competitive fight,…
The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC 281, and we’ve got the full report for you below! Men’s Pound for Pound: After Alex Pereira defeated last week’s #2-ranked pound-for-pound fighter Israel Adesanya at UFC 281, the Top 15 has a brand-new l…
The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC 281, and we’ve got the full report for you below! Men’s Pound for Pound: After Alex Pereira defeated last week’s #2-ranked pound-for-pound fighter Israel Adesanya at UFC 281, the Top 15 has a brand-new look. You can view the new P4P rankings below along with their movement…
Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya isn’t letting his ‘horror movie’ plan for Alex Pereira fall through after UFC 281. Adesanya lost to Pereira in a stunning fifth-round TKO at UFC 281 on Saturday. After appearing close t…
Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya isn’t letting his ‘horror movie’ plan for Alex Pereira fall through after UFC 281. Adesanya lost to Pereira in a stunning fifth-round TKO at UFC 281 on Saturday. After appearing close to cruising to a win on the judges’ scorecards, Adesanya got caught with a barrage of punches from…
Having returned to the win column in style at UFC 281, Renato Moicano has given one prominent lightweight whom he’d love to share the Octagon with next. In one of the many notable bouts on this past weekend’s pay-per-view card, Moicano coll…
Having returned to the win column in style at UFC 281, Renato Moicano has given one prominent lightweight whom he’d love to share the Octagon with next. In one of the many notable bouts on this past weekend’s pay-per-view card, Moicano collided with formerly ranked 155lber Brad Riddell inside Madison Square Garden for the featured…
UFC lightweight contender and fan favorite Dan Hooker has detailed why he left his post-fight callout at UFC 281 this past weekend open. The MMA leader returned to Madison Square Garden on Saturday for the first time in a year, and brought with it a ho…
UFC lightweight contender and fan favorite Dan Hooker has detailed why he left his post-fight callout at UFC 281 this past weekend open. The MMA leader returned to Madison Square Garden on Saturday for the first time in a year, and brought with it a host of notable matchups, one of which saw UFC mainstay…
In the fallout from UFC 281 on Saturday night, and despite suffering his third career loss to Brazilian phenom, Alex Pereira in combat sports, former middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya insists he can defeat the newly minted gold holder, as he calls for a rematch. Headlining the Madison Square Garden card, Adesanya started well against Pereira, […]
In the fallout from UFC 281 on Saturday night, and despite suffering his third career loss to Brazilian phenom, Alex Pereira in combat sports, former middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya insists he can defeat the newly minted gold holder, as he calls for a rematch.
Headlining the Madison Square Garden card, Adesanya started well against Pereira, almost finishing the bout in the final seconds of the first round, connecting flush with a combination at the fence which severely wobbled the Sao Paulo native.
Israel Adesanya insists he has the key to defeat arch-rival Alex Pereira still
Despite his continued run of losing form against former two-weight Glory Kickboxing champion, Pereira, Adesanya has not shied away from a potential rematch in mixed martial arts in the future, insisting he knows he can land a victory over the Brazilian.
“I hope he’s (Alex Pereira) still champion, I’m just saying hypothetically, I’ll still fight him,” Israel Adesanya said of a fight with Alex Pereira during an appearance on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani. “I’m crazy, bro. I can beat him, I know I can beat him, you’ve seen I can beat him. You know, I wouldn’t say luck – he just, invested well, a good game plan – he’s a good fighter. But I know – it’s my ego maybe, sure, I just believe I’m better.”
The defeat came as Adesanya’s first at the middleweight limit in his professional mixed martial arts career, having only suffered a light heavyweight division loss to Jan Blahcowicz back in March of last year in an unsuccessful title pursuit at 205 pounds.