‘Good luck to the next motherf***er fighting this guy’

Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya defeated Alex Pereira to win again the 185-pound championship at UFC 287 after having misplaced to ‘Poatan’ three earlier occasions.

Adesanya and Pereira fought twice in kickboxing earlier than going through off for the firs time in MMA at UFC 281 final November. Pereira defeated Adesanya by choice of their first kickboxing match however knocked him out within the second. He stopped in at UFC 281 as nicely.

Adesanya confronted his boogieman and put him down within the second spherical of the UFC 287 major occasion in dramatic vogue.

After the struggle, ‘The Final Stylebender’ made it clear that there wouldn’t be a 3rd struggle between the 2 contained in the octagon anytime quickly. It’s doubtless that Pereira will attempt his hand within the mild heavyweight division for his subsequent bout, however a trilogy with Adesanya could be huge.

“I don’t maintain rating. I settle them,” stated Adesanya through the UFC 287 Post-Fight Press Conference. “Now it’s settled.” 

“It’s carried out. It’s carried out. I don’t maintain scores. I settle them,” reiterated the newly topped two-time champion. “He’s had his story and now it’s my story. I’ve closed that chapter.”

“Go trigger issues at 205, and good luck to everybody else as a result of he’s a motherf**ker to cope with. I’ll let you know that,” Adesanya continued. ”

Adesanya launched a response video to his knockout of Pereira. Within the video, Adesanya expresses sympathy for who has to tackle Pereira subsequent.

“Good luck to the subsequent motherf***er preventing this man,” Adesanya stated. “They’re going to see how simple it’s. Take him down. That’s most likely the most effective factor you are able to do. If you wish to standup with this man, f***ing good luck. Good luck. You’re going to want it.”

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