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Israel Adesanya backs longtime rival against Ciryl Gane
Israel Adesanya is rooting for his former foe to become a three-division champ. | Getty/UFCIsrael Adesanya and Alex Pereira have shared one of the healthiest rivalries in combat sports history.
Pereira is scheduled to fight Ciryl Gane (13-2) for the interim UFC heavyweight title in the co-main event at Freedom Fights 250 on June 14 at the White House. Adesanya is backing his former foe Pereira to defeat Gane. While Adesanya knows that Gane has elite movement, he believes “Poatan” can shut the Frenchman’s lights out.
“I hope Alex wins,” Adesanya said on YouTube. “Gane’s no joke. Gane can dance around, Gane’s slick. But I think Alex can knock him out.”
A Storied Rivalry