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 ...

Israel Adesanya shares live reaction to Alex Pereira’s win at UFC 307 Former middleweight king Israel Adesanya was hosting a live watchalong party for UFC 307 alongside comedian Andrew Schulz ...

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.

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 ...

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.