Alex Pereira knocks down Israel Adesanya during the fifth round. ... Pereira (7-1, six finishes) kept Adesanya on the outside of the cage, near the fence, but both found success.

NEW YORK – Another chapter is etched in the book of Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira after Saturday – with similar twists and turns. In the UFC 281 headliner Saturday, Pereira (7-1 MMA, 4-0 ...

Eugene Bareman doesn’t see grappling playing a factor in Israel Adesanya’s fight against Alex Pereira. Adesanya (23-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC), Bareman’s star student, puts his middleweight title on ...

For the first time in his decorated UFC career, Israel Adesanya (23-2-0) has lost a fight in the middleweight division, and it was to a familiar foe. On Saturday night at UFC 281, Alex Pereira (7 ...

Alex Pereira's middleweight title win over Israel Adesanya at UFC 281 on Saturday was a huge upset. Prior to the fight, Adesanya had just one loss in his career, and his 23 wins were more than ...

Israel Adesanya's real time reaction had Alex Pereira beating Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313. Pereira (12-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) lost his light heavyweight title to Ankalaev (21-1-1 MMA, 12-1-1 UFC) by ...

Israel Adesanya was watching Alex Pereira’s octagon debut at UFC 268 – and it went exactly as he predicted. That’s not an exaggeration, either. Adesanya (21-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) called Pereira ...

Alex Pereira vs. Israel Adesanya 2 PPV price: How much does UFC 287 cost? $79.99 (current ESPN+ subscribers) $124.98 (new subscribers) In the U.S., the UFC 287 main card is available via pay-per ...

When former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya thinks back on the combined 11 rounds he has competed in opposite current 185-pound king Alex Pereira across the sports of kickboxing and MMA ...

And a year later, Pereira knocked out Adesanya in the rematch. Adesanya ( 22-1 MMA ) signed with the UFC in late 2017 and has dominated the middleweight division since.