What is going to be the deciding factor in a potential fight between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira? The gloves, says Robert Whittaker.
Adesanya and Pereira have fought twice in kickboxing, with ‘Poatan’ defeating ‘The Last Stylebender’ once by decision in 2016 and once by knockout in 2017. Now several years removed from those outings, the duo are on a collision course to fight again following their respective wins over Jared Cannonier and Sean Strickland at UFC 276.
This time, Adesanya vs. Pereira is in mixed martial arts and the former UFC middleweight champion sees that as a much more different fight given the decrease in the size of gloves.