Javier Mendez doesn’t think either fighter would do well against a middleweight with dominant wrestling. Javier Mendez says that he’d confidently favor Khamzat Chimaev to defeat both Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya with his wrestling. The American Kickboxing Academy founder has trained a number of UFC champions and is one of the most respected coaches…
Alex Pereira is set to face Israel Adesanya in a clash that would mark their fourth professional combat sports contest against one another. Ahead of his highly-anticipated matchup against ‘Izzy’, Pereira has lately been training with UFC legend Chuck Liddell. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alex "Poatan" Pereira (@alexpoatanpereira) ‘Poatan’ has…
Israel Adesanya is aware of what’s at stake in his upcoming matchup against Alex Pereira at UFC 287. ‘The Last Stylebender’ entered the octagon back in November last year against his arch nemisis. Despite seemingly being ahead on the judges’ scorecards, Adesanya ended up suffering a TKO loss in the fifth round of the fight…
Marvin Vettori has chimed in with his take on Israel Adesanya’s upcoming MMA rematch against Alex Pereira. Adesanya has faced Pereira twice in the sport of kickboxing and once in MMA thus far, losing all three combat sports contests. In their most recent fight, ‘Poatan’ defeated Adesanya via fifth-round TKO in November 2022 to end…
Israel Adesanya is approaching his Alex Pereira rematch as a ‘do or die’ situation. Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya knows there’s a lot on the line ahead of UFC 287. Israel Adesanya will face Alex Pereira in an immediate middleweight title rematch at UFC 287 on April 8th. He’s looking to avenge his loss…
Former UFC champion Luke Rockhold would be confident about his chances against the reigning middleweight king Alex Pereira. Last August, Luke Rockhold returned to the Octagon for the first time since 2019. While the former Strikeforce and UFC titleholder was coming off back-to-back knockout losses and an extended layoff, he returned to the fray against a high-ranked…
Israel Adesanya lost his UFC middleweight championship back at UFC 281 last year to his long-time rival Alex Pereira. While the two had faced each other twice in the past, their fights were in kickboxing and not MMA. However, Adesanya’s fate wasn’t all that different. As happened during their kickboxing days, Pereira once again got…
Earlier in 2022, Alex Pereira put a stop to Israel Adesanya’s middleweight title reign by knocking him out in the fifth round. With the duo set for a rematch later this year, ‘Poatan’ already looks locked and loaded to face his arch-nemesis. In a recent video uploaded to his Instagram, Pereira can be seen engaging…
Jon Jones thinks Alex Pereira has Israel Adesanya figured out. Alex Pereira (7-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) notched his third win over Adesanya (23-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC) when he dethroned him to become middleweight champion this past November at UFC 281. Prior to that, “Poatan” beat Adesanya twice in kickboxing, including once by knockout. Although Alex Pereira had to rally in two of those wins…
Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has hinted at a retirement date. ‘The Last Stylebender’ was in attendance for the UFC 284 event headlined by Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski. During his time there, Adesanya had a media interaction during which he spoke about potential retirement. The 33-year-old said that he does not see himself…
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