Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya desires his revenge.
However defeating longtime nemesis Alex Pereira within the UFC 287 pay-per-view (PPV) primary occasion, scheduled for Sat., April 8, 2023, in Miami, Florida, is solely not ok for “The Final Stylebender,” who admits he’s now the “villain” of their respective tales.
Adesanya additionally desires to ship the massive “Poatan” to mild heavyweight.
“He’s received bragging rights,” Adesanya advised The Mac Life. “I received the chance to assert it again, however I’m going to say much less and do extra. After this battle, I guess you he’s going to maneuver to 205 (kilos). So that is my shot, and that is why I’m placing the whole lot into this. This is part of my story. In any story, there are valleys. Additionally for him, one man’s hero is one other man’s villain. In case you have a look at his life from his perspective, I’m the villain. I’m the man – the underdog that he beat. I went to the UFC, he chased me, received me, beat me. So that is my story now. That is my time for his story.”
Pereira, 35, cuts a massive amount of weight to make the middleweight restrict and would undoubtedly benefit from the change of surroundings; nevertheless, the 6’4” Pereira — who sports activities a prolonged 79” attain — would like to make that soar below extra favorable situations.
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Adesanya was bested by Pereira on the kickboxing circuit — twice — earlier than falling to the Brazilian at UFC 281 final November. “The Final Stylebender” followers had been quick to denounce the stoppage and claimed referee incompetence helped “Poatan” seize the crown.
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