The Nigeria kick boxing Star, Israel Adesanya will be hoping to crush his Brazilian opponent, Alex Pereira in his next bout scheduled to hold on November 12.
Israel became the UFC middleweight champion after defeating Robert Whittaker at UFC 243 is upbeat against Pereira, which until now remain unbeaten for him in their last two meetings.
Speaking recently ahead of the bout, ‘the last stylebender’ expressed his optimism of getting the best of the bout while he leverage on his recent streak of win.
“No matter what you do in life, there’s always the element of fear, and a lot of people fold under that pressure, and this for me ,this is why I thrive. The last few fights for me, I knew I was going sass these guys , I knew I was gonna waste them” said Adesanya
The current No. 2-ranked pound-for-pound fighter will face arguably his toughest test yet in Alex Pereira at UFC 281. The Brazilian holds two kickboxing wins over Adesanya including how he knocked him out in their kickboxing rematch.
No doubt that Adesanya has dominated the middleweight division following his victory over three years ago, but the bout against ‘Poatan’ is going to be another test for his resolve to sustain his ‘champ’ mood.
Pareira had called Israel out in July after knocking out middleweight contender Sean Strickland in the first round of a bout.
The fight, which is expected to headline UFC 281 will take place at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
