Jan 7, 2023 · At UFC 281 in November of last year, Alex Pereira defeated Israel Adesanya via TKO after an impressive comeback. He only had eight MMA fights before he blitzed Adesanya with a torrent of strikes in the fifth round to win the title.

A UFC Middleweight Championship rematch between current champion Alex Pereira (also former Glory Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion) and former champion Israel Adesanya headlined the event. [3] The pairing previously met at UFC 281 in which Pereira captured the title by fifth-round knockout. [4]

May 30, 2024 · Israel Adesanya, the UFC middleweight champion, faced his arch-rival Alex Pereira for a professional MMA bout at UFC 281 on November 12, 2022, in New York, United States. Adesanya lost the...

Feb 1, 2025 · Alex Pereira had called out Israel Adesanya to light heavyweight for a trilogy after winning the 205-pound title at UFC 295. But that was not to be. ‘The Last Stylebender’, who had a very bad prior experience at 205, flatly refused, and it seemed like their trilogy was off the table, maybe for good.

2 days ago · Alex Pereira has no plans to run-it-back with Israel Adesanya for a fifth time. 'Poatan' vs. 'The Last Stylebender' is counted as one of the great combat sports rivalries of all time.

3 days ago · Adesanya, a two-fight rival of Pereira during their Octagon tenure, is 1-1 against the Brazilian, following a storied kickboxing rivalry. The Kiwi managed to get the last laugh in the cage between the duo. Regaining the middleweight crown with a stunning rallying knockout win, Adesanya would then send Pereira to the light heavyweight limit as a ...

3 days ago · A clash of titans awaits at UFC 313, and former middleweight king Israel Adesanya has made a bold call, Alex Pereira will retain his light heavyweight crown by knocking out Magomed Ankalaev in devastating fashion. The highly anticipated title bout, slated for Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas ...

Apr 9, 2023 · The last time the UFC touched down in Miami was for UFC 42 in April 2003, with a pay-per-view show subtitled “Sudden Impact.” On Saturday night at the Kaseya Center, the high-impact performances came early, often, surprisingly and spectacularly, beginning early in the evening and continued all the way through to the middleweight championship rematch between Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya.

Nov 14, 2022 · See How The Judges Scored Every Round Of UFC UFC 281: Adesanya vs Pereira, Live From Madison Square Garden In New York. Nov. 14, 2022 UFC returned to Madison Square Garden with another iconic card that saw Alex Pereira defeat Israel Adesanya in the fifth round to become the new middleweight champion. In the co ...

Detailed analysis of Alex Pereira vs Israel Adesanya fight at UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira. View complete fight statistics, striking data, and grappling metrics.