White Reacts to Adesanya v Pereira Stoppage. At the post-fight press conference for UFC 280, White shared his thoughts on the stoppage of Adesanya’s title loss to Pereira. “I didn’t have a ...

Israel Adesanya is always beating Alex Pereira – until he’s not. Adesanya lost to Pereira twice in kickboxing before dropping his UFC title to the Brazilian in November.

After three losses to Alex Pereira, Israel Adesanya finally picked up a knockout victory at UFC 287 and regained the middleweight title.

Adesanya remembered Pereira’s son mocking him after a KO loss in Brazil, and returned the same celebration after his UFC 287 victory.

The UFC has seen some legendary rivalries, like McGregor vs. Khabib and Jones vs. Cormier, but another intense and long-standing feud that stands out is between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira.

UFC 287 marked the return of Israel Adesanya proper. He took on and defeated longtime rival Alex Pereira and reclaimed his Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight title with one of the best ...

A showdown is about to take place between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira at UFC 287. Former 'champ champ' Henry Cejudo weighed in on the matter.

Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira at a UFC 281 press conference. Zuffa LLC But there’s more to it than that, says one of the world’s preeminent strikers who knows his way around both sports.