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 ...

Alex Pereira, the former middleweight champion and current light heavyweight titleholder, shares a storied rivalry with Israel Adesanya in the UFC. Their feud dates back to their kickboxing days ...

Joe Rogan once praised Israel Adesanya for how he handled his loss against Alex Pereira in the UFC. In November 2022, Adesanya and Pereira headlined UFC 281 to continue a long-standing rivalry ...

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 ...

Alex Pereira's coach has made an astounding revelation about the Israel Adesanya rematch at UFC 287 and revealed why the current light heavyweight champion was happy despite losing the bout.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Jiri Prochazka’s recent knockout of Jamahal Hill is still being talked about by fans. With that win, Prochazka secured a title shot and is expected to face the winner of Alex Pereira vs.

Israel Adesanya isn’t quite as downhearted about his performance against Nassourdine Imavov as fans might expect. On February 1, ‘The Last Stylebender’ made his eagerly-anticipated comeback ...

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