Alex Pereira
10 Apr
Popular Canadian rapper Drake is some dollars richer after winning $2.7 million from Israel Adesanya's recent victory over Alex Pereira at UFC 287.
10 Apr
The newly minted undisputed middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, has shut down the idea of sharing the Octagon with arch-rival, Alex Pereira, for a third straight time following Saturday night’s devastating knockout win at UFC 287, claiming their spat is now..
9 Apr
A spectacular second round knockout was all Israel Adesanya needed to defeat his long-time nemesis Alex Pereira and exorcise a demon. Adesanya suffered a controversial points loss to Pereira in their first fight, a kickboxing match. In their rematch, also in kickboxing, Adesanya was leading but was knocked out. In November 2022, in their first…
8 Apr
Nigerian-born, New Zealand based Mixed Martial Act fighter, Israel Adesanya has vowed to use today’s UFC 287 battle against the middleweight champion, Alex Pereira, to remind people how great he is inside the ring.
5 Apr
Israel Adesanya is surprised that he’s the favourite to win over Alex Pereira at UFC 287, reports middleeasy.com. The former champion thought he would be the betting underdog as he is rematching Alex Pereira.
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