Israel Adesanya extended his best wishes to former rival Alex Pereira while commenting on the intense rivalry the two shared over the years.
Adesanya and Pereira have fought each other twice in kickboxing, with ‘Poatan’ winning in both outings. In the UFC, Pereira and Adesanya locked in in 2022, and the Brazilian secured a round five TKO finish to dethrone Adesanya and win the UFC middleweight championship.
However, ‘The Last Stylebender’ was hell-bent on running it back, and in the title rematch, he wasted no time and reclaimed his lost glory with a Round 2 KO of ‘Poatan.