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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Alex Pereira defeated Israel Adesanya via fifth-round TKO to claim the middleweight belt on Saturday at UFC 281 in New York City. Pereira, who also owns two kickboxing victories over Adesanya ...

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.

Israel Adesanya describes his relationship with Alex Pereira and criticizes his fans: “I like Alex and I’m proud of what he’s doing, but his fans they’re still coping.

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.

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 ...