Regardless of failing to topple Brazilian behemoth, Alex Pereira in three separate fight sports activities outings, former middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya boasts his confidence of breaking hid duct this weekend at UFC 287 in his title rematch.
Headlining the ‘Sunshine State’ occasion in Miami, Adesanya makes an attempt to maneuver to 1-2 towards Pereira throughout fight sports activities, in addition to regain his seat on the undisputed middleweight throne.
Final day trip, Adesanya headlined UFC 281 again in November of final 12 months, renewing his rivalry with former two-weight GLORY Kickboxing champion, Pereira.
And regardless of main the dance and all three decide’s scorecards forward of the ultimate spherical, Adesanya was stopped for the primary time in his skilled blended martial arts profession, with Sao Paulo knockout ace, Pereira felling the previous with a barrage of strikes on the Octagon fence within the closing body.
Weighing up this weekend’s championship re-run together with his bitter rival, Adesanya who has dropped a previous KO loss and resolution defeat to Pereira, admits he’s assured of rising victorious this time round, pointing to his success towards Brazilian previous to losses.
“F*ck all of the bullsh*t,” Israel Adesanya informed DC & RC throughout a latest look. “He (Alex Pereira) and know, f*ck the followers, the reporters, all that. He and I do know precisely what I can do to him. I do know what he can do to me. Every time I’ve fought him. I’m at all times profitable till I’m not. If it was like – say he simply beat my ass from f*cking bell to bell, then f*ck, I’d most likely nonetheless be this assured, I’d nonetheless discuss sh*t, nevertheless it’s not been the case.”
“I’m at all times beating him,” Israel Adesanya defined. “I’m at all times dominating him till he finds that approach to win.”
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