UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya plays down threat of ‘overhyped’ Alex Pereira Over the course of the last few years we’ve seen Israel Adesanya turn back a handful of top challengers since becoming the king at 185 pounds. Marvin Vettori, Robert Whittaker, Yoel Romero and Paulo Costa have all failed the capture the belt from…
Israel Adesanya will defend his belt against Jared Cannonier in the UFC 276 headliner, while Alex Pereira will face streaking contender Sean Strickland in a main card bout. Adesanya must take care of business in the main event, as well. Cannonier has won five of his last six within the Las Vegas-based promotion — four…
Glover Teixeira believes that Israel Adesanya was afraid of signing Alex Pereira to the UFC. The former GLORY champion in two weight categories, Brazilian Alex Pereira, has signed a contract with the UFC and will soon hold his debut fight as part of the promotion. Alex Pereira Brazilian Glover Teixeira believes that Alex will achieve…
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