Israel Adesanya doesn't think it will take long for Magomed Ankalaev to turn into a wrestler against Alex Pereira. #2 UFC light heavyweight contender Ankalaev has long talked about dethroning ...

Ankalaev beat Pereira at UFC 313 in March to win the light heavyweight strap, halting Pereira's four-fight winning streak that included knockouts of Jiri Prochazka (x2), Jamahal Hill, and Khalil ...

In the UFC, the only fighter who could lay claim to doing something similar is Pereira, the current UFC light heavyweight champion. His UFC 281 upset of Adesanya in November 2022 looked to be a ...

Alex Pereira has been given a decent shot to beat UFC champ Magomed Ankalaev. The UFC Light Heavyweight title changed hands earlier this year when Pereira lost to Ankalaev in the main event of UFC ...

Adesanya lost the middleweight title to Pereira in 2022, suffering a TKO defeat, before knocking out his rival in 2023. Since regaining the belt in that rematch, however, Adesanya has gone 0-2.

Pereira twice beat the middleweight great when they were kickboxers (via a controversial decision, then via KO), and that old rivalry fast-tracked Pereira to a title shot when Adesanya was UFC ...

Alex Pereira by KO…he’s going to knock him out in the fourth or fifth round.” Ankalaev struggled to counter leg kicks in his first UFC title shot at UFC 282 against Jan Blachowicz.

Yousri Belgaroui is successful in his second appearance on Dana White's Contender Series on September 11. Belgaroui, a former GLORY kickboxer who fought Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira, came up ...

Follow Us Pereira said, “I hope (Israel Adesanya) wins because he has a beautiful story. I’m here; I’m supporting him. I already fought him, and I am not going to say he should lose.

Styles makes fights. with Israel Adesanya ultimately landing on Alex Pereira to KO Ankalaev in the championship rounds. "Maybe I'm banking so much on the leg kicks," Adesanya added.