Alex Pereira is ready to close out his trilogy with Israel Adesanya inside the Octagon.
Returning to Madison Square Garden, the same venue where he claimed the UFC middleweight championship with a stunning fifth-round knockout of Adesanya last year, Alex Pereira added another piece of gold to his growing collection. In the UFC 295 main event, ‘Poatan’ scored a second-round knockout of Jiri Prochazka to capture the 205-pound crown, making him the first fighter in UFC history to win both the middleweight and light heavyweight titles.
Immediately following the contest, Alex Pereira used his interview time with Joe Rogan to call out long-time foe Israel Adesanya, inviting ‘The Last Stylebender’ to make the move to light heavyweight for a third and final meeting inside the Octagon.