Israel Adesanya: ‘F**ok the belt, I’m coming for his head’
Saturday’s UFC 287 struggle card is headlined by a rematch between middleweight champion Alex Pereira and former titleholder Israel Adesanya.
Not solely did Pereira dethrone Adesanya’s middleweight reign at UFC 281 in November, it was the third win over Adesanya for “Poatan” in fight sports activities. Pereira defeated Adesanya twice in kickboxing bouts earlier than both of the turned their consideration to blended martial arts.
On the floor, it looks like simply one other struggle week for Adesanya, however “The Final Stylebender” will probably be preventing for his UFC legacy on Saturday. The title is on the road, however that doesn’t actually matter to Adesanya.
“F**ok the belt, I’m coming for his head,” stated Adesanya through the UFC 287 Pre-Battle Press Convention.
“That is my 8-Mile second. That is it, yet another shot at this,” continued Adesanya. “I’ve put every part on my again. I’ve accomplished every part in my energy to ensure I do the worst factor to this man this weekend. I’m accomplished with this speaking sh*t.”
Adesanya has one objective in thoughts and has been pinpoint centered on getting the duty accomplished. He has to defeat his nemesis, or be a footnote on Pereira’s resume.
“That is probably the most locked in I’ve ever been,” Adesanya stated. “Time for speaking is sort of accomplished. Saturday evening, yeah, we’ll struggle.”
