‘The game is not over’- Adesanya reacts after losing to Pereira

Nigerian-New Zealander born fighter, Israel Adesanya has reacted to his latest defeat to Alex Pereira.

The Brazilian came from behind to defeat Israel in their UFC 281 showdown to further establish his dominance over the latter in both kickboxing and mixed martial arts.

Pereira won the bout after knocking out the ‘stylebender’ via TKO(Total knockout) even though the former had earlier won three rounds.

Reacting after losing his throne as middleweight champion, Israel said on his official Twitter handle that the ‘war wages on’, adding that the ‘hunter now becomes hunted’.

Israel, before his defeat on Saturday has dominated the UFC 281 had 23 wins in his 25 outings in the organisation.

“I LOVE THIS GAME!!!
Attacking Titans like this one thrills me!!
Another chapter to “Poatan” ?. You won the battle yet again, but the war wages on! The hunter now becomes the hunted, the game’s not over”.

The defeat was also the third time that Pereira will beat Israel. The duo had earlier met in 2016 and 2017 in kickboxing before their first meeting in the mixed martial arts on Saturday.