After a knockout loss to Adesanya at UFC 287, Pereira opted to make the full-time move to light heavyweight, a decision that led to him becoming a global superstar. He became the fastest to earn multiple UFC titles when he finished Jiří Procházka at UFC 295.

Both Pereira and Adesanya were in attendance at UFC 312, where the reigning light heavyweight champion cornered Sean Strickland in his middleweight title fight against Dricus du Plessis. The event took place at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia, on Feb. 8.

Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira have seemingly put their differences aside, with the pair sitting together to watch UFC 312. The legends shared one of the most intense rivalries in combat sports history, with ‘Poatan’ beating ‘The Last Stylebender’ twice in Glory kickboxing, before crushing his dreams again, by knocking him out to claim UFC gold.