Following two kickboxing defeats to Pereira, Adesanya split his two-fight series with ‘Poatan’ in the UFC. After a late TKO ...

As for title defences, 12 has already put Verhoeven ahead of anyone in UFC history. A potential 13 at GLORY 100 is Verhoeven doing laps around these athletes. The flyweight “Mighty Mouse” Johnson ...

Israel Adesanya has faith that Alex Pereira can bounce back in a title-fight rematch against Magomed Ankalaev. After three light heavyweight title defenses, Pereira (12-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) was ...

Responding to the video and many more such trips, Adesanya claimed that, “The village people are praying yeah, they’re doing their own rituals.” “Honestly, man, he (Alex Pereira) he has ...

Israel Adesanya was one of the many fighters and fans that were locked into the UFC 313 main event between Alex Pereira and Magomed Ankalaev. Ankalaev Takes Pereira's Title ...

Alex Pereira will have his work cut out for him this weekend at UFC 313. From kickboxing to mixed martial arts, Pereira has conquered the world of professional fighting. NEWSLETTERS ...

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 ...

Israel Adesanya has played down claims that his loss to Nassourdine Imavov came via an early stoppage, after the former champion fell to a third straight defeat. As a result, the former two-time ...

Adesanya’s first stumble in the middleweight division happened in 2022 when he lost to his longtime kickboxing rival, Alex Pereira, who has since moved up to 205 pounds and captured that title ...

Israel Adesanya after defending the middleweight title against Jared Cannonier during UFC 276 at T-Mobile Arena. / Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images "Before that [Du Plessis loss], it was a loss to ...

Rivalries: Alex Pereira Brian Knapp Jan 3, 2025 Alex Pereira ’s rise to power as a two-division titleholder in the Ultimate Fighting Championship was certainly meteoric in nature.

Pereira spent the first two years of his UFC career competing in the middleweight division and, remarkably, was able to win the title in that short amount of time, knocking out Israel Adesanya in ...