UFC middleweight kingpin, Israel Adesanya has defended his 1-3 dropping report in opposition to former division champion, Alex Pereira – claiming “it’s high quality over amount” off the again of his skid-snapping victory at UFC 287 final month.
Chalking up his first skilled victory throughout fight sports activities in opposition to Sao Paulo native, Pereira again in April in the principle occasion of UFC 287, Adesanya landed a shocking second spherical knockout win over the Brazilian within the pair’s championship rematch.
First matching the Pereira throughout their respective tenures beneath the GLORY Kickboxing banner again in 2016, Adesanya suffered a debated and controversial choice loss, earlier than dropping a thunderous KO defeat of his personal in a rematch the next 12 months.
Headlining UFC 281 again in November of final 12 months at Madison Sq. Backyard, Adesanya had racked up a powerful lead on all three choose’s scorecards earlier than struggling a standing TKO loss to Pereira within the fifth and last spherical.
Snapping his streak of losses in opposition to the previous two-weight kickboxing champion in Miami, Florida final month, Israel Adesanya rallied himself within the second spherical, sending Pereira to the canvas with a brutal KO loss.
Israel Adesanya makes his case for bragging rights in opposition to rival, Alex Pereira
Responding to claims that “numbers don’t lie” within the aftermath of their UFC 287 conflict from Pereira, Adesanya claimed that the standard of his knockout victory surpasses the amount of the Brazilian’s triumphs in opposition to him.
“It’s high quality over amount over right here,” Israel Adesanya tweeted in response to Alex Pereira. “3-1, you may preserve that. No matter helps you SLEEP at evening…”
Anticipated to battle both former champion and past-foe, Robert Whittaker, or surging middleweight contender, Dricus du Plessis subsequent, Adesanya has been earmarked to headline a Sydney, Australia return for the UFC later this 12 months.
As for Pereira, the knockout kingpin is slated to make a light heavyweight move for his next Octagon outing – weighing up a collection of fights in opposition to the likes of Magomed Ankalaev, former champion, Jan Blachowicz, in addition to present undisputed gold holder, Jamahal Hill.
