What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. I hurt him, but I only throw (hands) because I was infiltrated by other people’s thoughts. They’ll show you the knockout, but they won’t show you what happened before the finish. In the next four fights, I hope to see him.
One thing I notice is everyone always holds on to that win he has over me like it’s the be-all-end-all.
Especially after you lap the division again. “We talked about this like two days ago,” Adesanya said. Adesanya rubbed his fingers in a money-making motion as Pereira conducted his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan, and he made it clear it’s something he wants. Pereira represents fresh blood, and given his history with Adesanya, he’d create a compelling storyline as a challenger. Adesanya is coming off a title defense against Vettori at UFC 263 in June, and is expected to rematch Robert Whittaker in February, though it’s not official. The champion is seemingly hoping for Pereira to find success, though. Adesanya agreed with one of his friends in the video that the likes of Brunson and Marvin Vettori would pose stylistic issues to Pereira, who still has just five MMA fights despite a wealth of kickboxing experience that includes a GLORY title. Israel Adesanya and Alex Periera are seemingly always going to be linked with one another. It remains to be seen how UFC matchmakers opt to handle Pereira going forward. Israel Adesanya reacts to rival’s UFC debut knockout at UFC 268. On Saturday night, in UFC 263's main event, Israel Adesanya delivered a clinic in mixed martial arts, but the lesson he gave in his post-fight interview may be even more powerful. If he happens to cross paths with “The Last Stylebender” as a consequence of chasing that dream, he would be happy to face his former foe again. He kept humble and said his lone goal is to win the title. Pereira, 34, was repeatedly asked about getting a fight against Adesanya, 32, in the UFC prior to making his debut. cause hes the first male gay champ in the UFC snootylol, 47. all brutal losses except vs Gastelum who he stopped inside 2 or 3 rds. I thought he was going to do it when he shot in, but I didn’t think he was going to fly at him.” Discussion in UFC Discussion started by Geniusss, Aug 18. “Cause you know he’s going to shoot, well-timed knee just straight up. UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya reacts with Joe Rogan After His Light Heavyweight Title Shot Loss to Jan Blachowicz at UFC 259 on March 6, 2021. “It’s pretty much like me and (Derek) Brunson – he’s trying to find a way (to take him down) cause he’s scared of the striking,” Adesanya said. In a new UFC 268 reaction video on Adesanya’s personal YouTube channel, he shared footage of himself watching the fight live, where Pereira stuffed takedown attempted for the first round before landing a flying knee knockout at the 0:18 mark of Round 2. Pereira is a unique case, though, because he holds two kickboxing victories over the UFC’s current 185-pound one, with one being the lone knockout loss of Adesanya’s combat sports career. Normally Adesanya’s thoughts on a debuting fighter in his division wouldn’t be particularly newsworthy. Adesanya (21-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) called Pereira (4-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) would finish Andreas Michailidis with a knee in their middleweight matchup this past Saturday at Madison Square Garden. Look at him, just diving for the legs, like a f*****g beggar.That’s not an exaggeration, either. He's gonna get slammed on his head.' I heard it all before this fight.
he hasn't fought a guy with one-punch knockout power like Brunson. Alex Pereira the only man in combat sports to knockout Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya is likely en route to the mixed martial arts (MMA) leader. The Last Stylebender locked horns with the Italian Dream early on Sunday morning in the main event of UFC 263 in Glendale, Arizona. it paid off because I didn't have to pull out then," said Israel Adesanya.Īdesanya went on to comment on Brunson attempting a takedown in the fight: "Everyone would say, 'He hasn't fought a wrestler like Brunson. ISRAEL ADESANYA is still the UFCs middleweight champion following a dominant victory in his rematch with bitter rival Marvin Vettori. Israel Adesanya says he will never fight in New Zealand again. took a week off, just nothing, doing nothing on it. It's an old injury on my knee, nothing MCL, ACL-wise but it was really bad like, I couldn't walk on it. So, I think my dad kind of just gave Eugene some advice and just said like, 'Just take a week and a half off, not doing anything.' And that's really dangerous being so close to the fight. Adesanya (21-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) called Pereira. In the video, Adesanya revealed that he almost withdrew himself from the fight due to an injury: "I almost pulled out of this fight because I had some real problems with my knee. Israel Adesanya was watching Alex Pereira ’s octagon debut at UFC 268 and it went exactly as he predicted. 1495 Adesanya celebrates in style #UFC230