UFC 287
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.
4 Apr
Alexander Volkanovski thinks his teammate, Israel Adesanya, will avenge his loss to Alex Pereira in a big way, reports mmajunkie.usatoday.com. But Jon Jones disagrees.
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Paulo Costa has decided to get his name involved in the upcoming UFC 287 title fight rematch between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira. Like he always does, “’Borranchinha’ poked fun at Izzy by coming up with an x-rated prank. It didn’t take long for ‘The Last Stylebender’ to hit back, reports middleeasy.com.
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