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Alex Pereira Calls out 'Child' Israel Adesanya for Mocking His Son After UFC 287 KO

Alex Pereira called UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya a "child" for mocking his 12-year-old son after winning the title belt last Saturday.

"Honestly, I wouldn't do the same," Pereira said in part (h/t Guilherme Cruz of MMA Fighting).

"I can play with him like I've always played. I've teased him, but I don't know, he's another child. I don't know what his feelings were. He was enduring this for seven years and I saw his joy after the knockout. That was his dream. That was his dream and he made it, but we're comparing him with a child who was 5 years old at the time, right?