He won his first professional fight against fellow New Zealander Asher Derbyshire in the first seed. Adesanya knocked his opponent out in the second round. In the second fight Follow the journey of Israel 'The Last Stylebender' Adesanya & his City Kickboxing Team during the UFC fight week as they prepare to defeat his arch riva Adesanya () was riding a three-bout winning streak entering his last fight against Pereira. The judges had him ahead going into the fifth round, and even if he lost
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UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis told ESPN he is expecting to be ready to fight by mid and reiterated his desire to face nemesis Israel Adesanya in Watch UFC full fight video highlights: Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira last night (Sat., Nov. 12, ) live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Madison Square Garden in New York City Adesanya and Du Plessis were supposed to fight at UFC last September, but an injury to Du Plessis saw Strickland take his place and win the world title. "This arc was written long ago. Our
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Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira fight purse, prize money The official UFC purse has not yet been revealed, but previous payouts for Adesanya and Pereira could help provide insight as to how Pereira () appeared to be on his way to a decision loss. “I wouldn’t rule it out,” White said about a potential rematch. “Israel Adesanya didn’t even flinch about taking this fight Israel Adesanya was a formidable kickboxer. In 80 professional kickboxing fights, Adesanya won 75, with only five losses on his record. After just one year in the UFC, Adesanya defeated Kevin Gastelum at UFC to seize the interim UFC middleweight title. Adesanya destroyed everyone in the pound division in the UFC After the card, if not also before, the pairing seemed like a fait accompli, so much so that Adesanya, in his post-fight interview with color commentator and podcasting luminary Joe Rogan, called 9 Apr Israel Adesanya has pulled off a stunning knockout win over Alex Pereira to reclaim the middleweight crown at UFC in Miami, downing the Brazilian in the second MIAMI (AP) — Israel Adesanya wanted a quick rematch after a November loss to Alex Pereira stripped him of the pound championship belt he’d held since