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The new UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya earned the biggest win of his career this past Saturday, as he defeated his archrival Alex Pereira via knockout in the second round at UFC 287 held in Miami, Florida. Following his sweet victory, Adesanya spent the remainder of his evening partying with UFC superstars Chuck Liddell, Kamaru … Read more

Alex Pereira’s title defense in the main event of UFC 287 didn’t go his way as Israel Adesanya viciously knocked him out in the second round to reclaim his middleweight title. Speaking about the rematch, Alex Pereira started the fight well as he landed some good calf kicks and things were going as per his … Read more

Israel Adesanya finally had the last laugh against his arch nemesis Alex Pereira. The win should be embarrassing for Pereira since he tried to take a dig at Adesanya at the UFC 287 pre-match press conference. He tried to poke fun at Adesanya by wearing a jacket with Pikachu’s face on it. The move has … Read more

Jorge Masvidal’s return to Miami-Dade Arena did not go according to plan. However, fans greeted him with warmth when he arrived in Miami for the fight. Masvidal must have been ruing the fact that he could not return the love he got. The Miami homeboy could not defeat Gilbert Burns on his return to the … Read more

The Champion has a name and that is Israel ‘The Last Stylebender’ Adesanya. In a display of phenomenal resolute and determination, Adesanya finally got his hand raised against his biggest rival Alex ‘Poatan’ Pereira at UFC 287 in Miami, Florida. IA won the fight knocking out Pereira in the second round itself. Alex Peireira son … Read more

In just the fourth minute of the second round, Israel Adesanya knocked out Alex Pereira. A medical professional was prompted to swiftly explain on a YouTube video how devastating the knockout could have been for Poatan as Pereira fell flat on the octagon.  Since their kickboxing days in Glory, Poatan and The Last Stylebender have … Read more

In a thrilling rematch, Israel Adesanya exacted his revenge on Alex Pereira with a devastating knockout in the main event of UFC 287. It was a long-awaited victory for Adesanya, who had suffered three previous defeats to the Brazilian across kickboxing and MMA, creating a narrative that Pereira had his number. But like a scene … Read more

One can only imagine how eager Israel Adesanya was to exact revenge on his long-standing foe Alex Pereira. Yet, Izzy showed tremendous class and sportsmanship during the octagon interview, in which Israel gave appropriate credit to his arch-enemy where it was due. For the Auckland native, the fight against Poatan was much more than just a … Read more