Etched in the history books as major rivals, Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya may be turning over a new leaf. At Saturday’s ...

Israel Adesanya reacts to defeating Alex Pereira during UFC 287 at Miami-Dade Arena. / Rich Storry-Imagn Images In the UFC, the only fighter who could lay claim to doing something similar is ...

While Pereira's willingness to return to middleweight is a major factor, it's not the only piece of the puzzle. Adesanya is no longer the middleweight champion, having lost the title to Dricus Du ...

Pereira is set to defend his 205lbs strap in a long-awaited clash with surging Russian contender Magomed Ankalaev on March 8. 'Poatan' has successfully defended his belt thrice, knocking out ...

Israel Adesanya had two of his biggest rivalries against Alex Pereira and Robert Whittaker. Surprisingly, ‘Izzy’ is looking forward to making peace with both of them. While the former UFC ...

MORE BLOODY ELBOW NEWS Two years before this writing, Adesanya got his revenge against Alex Pereira by knocking him out cold at UFC 287. He finally got a win against Pereira after two kickboxing ...

is riding a 13-fight unbeaten streak, including wins over Aleksandar Rakić, Johnny Walker, and Anthony Smith. His well-rounded skill set presents a serious challenge to Pereira’s knockout power.

Perhaps the biggest thrill of Adesanya's storied career was his last victory at UFC 287 when he reclaimed the 185-pound title by finally overcoming the challenge of Alex Pereira. Adesanya knocked ...

The Nigerian-born New Zealander remains winless since he knocked out current light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira to regain the 185-pound title in April 2023. Imavov stuns Adesanya with KO in ...

After spending nearly a decade in the sport and, on top of that, picking up several commendable accolades, Adesanya fully transitioned into MMA in 2017, but not before facing Alex Pereira for a ...