Alex Pereira has the utmost confidence in his ability to dethrone Israel Adesanya. The UFC 281 title bout between Adesanya and Pereira feels like destiny. Pereira holds two victories over …read more
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We got the news this past week that Israel Adesanya has his next title defense lined up – and it’ll be against what might best be described as his arch …read more
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Bruno Blindado (right) fought to a decision with Alex Pereira in March. | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC
Bruno Silva feels that going toe-to-toe with …read more
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Alex Pereira will challenge Israel Adesanya for the middleweight title at UFC 281. | Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images
Alex Pereira predicts a stoppage victory …read more
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SAN DIEGO – Bruno Silva thinks oddsmakers have it wrong for the middleweight title fight between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira.
Middleweight champion Adesanya (23-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC) currently is a …read more
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Alex Pereira will take on Israel Adesanya for the middleweight title at UFC 281. | Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images
Alex Pereira currently weighs a …read more
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Chael Sonnen is explaining why Alex Pereira defeating Israel Adesanya for a third time would be a ‘disaster’ for the UFC. It will be Israel Adesanya (23-1 MMA) vs Alex …read more
Source:: BJPenn.com
Former UFC star Chael Sonnen believes that the promotion has a lot to lose in the UFC 281 main event between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira. After extending his middleweight …read more
Source:: MMANews
Henry Cejudo not only thinks we will hear ‘And New’ at UFC 281, but believes Alex Pereira will become the new middleweight champ by knocking out Israel Adesanya. Adesanya and …read more
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Henry Cejudo thinks Alex Pereira is the man to end Israel Adesanya’s middleweight championship reign.
Adesanya (23-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC) puts his title on the line against former kickboxing foe Pereira …read more
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Israel Adesanya will defend his middleweight title against Alex Pereira on Nov. 12 at Madison Square Garden. | Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images
Israel Adesanya …read more
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Israel Adesanya is now set to face the man who has defeated him twice in kickboxing, but the UFC middleweight champion is looking forward to their third pairing inside the …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
Israel Adesanya says he is super excited to face Alex Pereira at UFC 281 as he will finally have an opponent who will attack him. Adesnaya (23-1 MMA) vs. Pereira …read more
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Now that Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira are officially scheduled to lock horns at UFC 281 this coming November in …read more
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Israel Adesanya finally has a chance to avenge one of his most brutal defeats.
The UFC middleweight champion announced Friday night …read more
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Friday announced that middleweight kingpin Israel Adesanya will seek to defend his crown against a familiar foe in kickboxer Alex Pereira on Nov. 12 at …read more
Source:: Sherdog
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is favored to defeat Alex Pereira in November. Earlier today, the fight was announced by ESPN MMA on Twitter. Thus ending speculation that the two …read more
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UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya will look for revenge against former Glory Kickboxing foe Alex Pereira at UFC 281 on Nov. 12. Adesanya announced the news during an appearance on …read more
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The long-awaited clash between reigning UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and surging contender Alex Pereira is finally on the books.
The …read more
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UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. | Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images
The UFC’s Madison Square Garden card has its main event. A rivalry started in …read more
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Israel Adesanya will get his shot at revenge in one of the world’s most iconic arenas.
The middleweight title bout pitting …read more
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Israel Adesanya will defend his UFC middleweight title against old rival Alex Pereira in the headliner of UFC 281 on Nov. 12. …read more
Source:: ESPN
Alex Pereira | Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC
The war of words between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira hasn’t stopped since both emerged victorious at …read more
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Sean Strickland says he’d do nothing different against Alex Pereira inside the Octagon after his knockout loss. Strickland took on Pereira at UFC 276 on the pay-per-view (PPV) main card. …read more
Source:: MMANews
Artem Vakhitov won a decision over Alex Pereira in his most recent kickboxing bout. | Photo via GLORY
Artem Vakhitov could make the jump to …read more
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UFC middleweight contender Sean Strickland wouldn’t mind fighting Derek Brunson, but it has to be soon. ‘Tarzan’ was last in action at UFC 276 earlier this month against Alex Pereira. …read more
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Sean Strickland was knocked out by Alex Pereira at UFC 276. | Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC
Sean Strickland reflects on his knockout loss to …read more
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Sean Strickland has said he is still trying to shake off his KO loss to Alex Pereira. The two middleweights entered the Octagon on July 2nd at UFC 276. Strickland …read more
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Alex Pereira when he fought Sean Strickland at UFC 276. | Photo by Alejandro Salazar/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
Alex Pereira is 3-0 in the …read more
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UFC middleweight Sean Strickland has joked that he might turn to substances to get over his devastating knockout loss to Alex Pereira at UFC 276. While the championship focus was …read more
Source:: MMANews
UFC middleweight contender Alex Pereira wasn’t happy when he found out that Khamzat Chimaev wanted a fight with him following his UFC 276 win. Pereira is likely to get the …read more
Source:: MMANews
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Sean Strickland admits he got “knocked the fuck out” by Alex Pereira and won’t be in the middleweight title conversation …read more
Source:: MMAMania
Alex Pereira is responding to the callout from Khamzat Chimaev. Khamzat Chimaev took to ‘Twitter’ with a video of Alex Pereira being declared the winner of his match-up with Sean …read more
Source:: BJPenn.com
While UFC president Dana White is confident that the middleweight title fight between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira will be a banger, Sean Strickland doesn’t see it that way.
Adesanya (23-1 …read more
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Alex Pereira | Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC
Alex Pereira demolished Sean Strickland at UFC 276 to go 3-0 under the company’s banner in a …read more
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Sean Strickland isn’t sold on his most recent successor, Alex Pereira, dethroning UFC middleweight kingpin Israel Adesanya.
UFC 276 played host …read more
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Former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker has fought current titleholder Israel Adesanya twice, and was defeated both times. While he didn’t get the result that he wanted in either fight, …read more
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Whenever Dustin Jacoby sees people waxing poetic about the punching power of Alex Pereira, he can relate. They’re right. And …read more
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Israel Adesanya has faced mounting criticisms in the wake of his decision win over Jared Cannonier at …read more
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Israel Adesanya | Photo by Martin Hunter/Getty Images
Stephen Thompson isn’t sure who will win a third fight between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira, but …read more
Source:: MMAFighting
UFC President Dana White thinks fight fans are in for a treat when Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira collide inside the Octagon. Adesanya is the reigning UFC Middleweight Champion. While …read more
Source:: BJPenn.com
ELMONT, N.Y. – UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya was victorious in his last fight, but his performance wasn’t without criticism. Even by his own admission, Adesanya had an off night, …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
Derek Brunson believes Alex Pereira will defeat Israel Adesanya to become the new UFC middleweight champion. After Pereira knocked out Sean Strickland at UFC 276 and Israel Adesanya defended his …read more
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Derek Brunson gives Alex Pereira the edge over UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya.
After just three octagon wins, Pereira (6-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) is expected to challenge former kickboxing foe Adesanya (23-1 …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
Robert Whittaker has explained how the gloves could play a factor if Israel Adesanya battles Alex Pereira in the UFC. On the previous two occasions that Alex Pereira and Israel …read more
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Robert Whittaker believes MMA gloves could play a big factor in a fight between UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira.
Pereira (6-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) holds both decision and …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
Robert Whittaker didn’t expect Alex Pereira to fight for a UFC title so soon.
After just three octagon wins, including a first-round knockout of Sean Strickland at UFC 276, Pereira (6-1 …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
UFC middleweight Alex Pereira continues to go after rival Israel Adesanya as speculation regarding a fight between them grows. The rivalry between Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya had been dormant …read more
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Alex Pereira knocked out Sean Strickland at UFC 276 | Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC
Alex Pereira is expected to face Israel Adesanya for the …read more
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Rafael Fiziev | Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC
Welcome to the latest update to the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, where our esteemed panel of experts …read more
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Chris Curtis understands why his teammate Sean Strickland did what he did at UFC 276 against Alex Pereira, even though …read more
Source:: MMAFighting
Israel Adesanya can say he warned Sean Strickland of Alex Pereira.
The UFC middleweight champion got into an argument with Strickland just days before their respective fights at UFC 276 in …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
Sean Strickland losing to Alex Pereira at UFC 276. | Photo by Alejandro Salazar/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
Strickland lost in the first round to …read more
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Chael Sonnen believes Sean Strickland deserves a pass for his knockout loss to Alex Pereira at UFC 276. Strickland (25-4 MMA) and Pereira (5-1 MMA) collided in a perennial number …read more
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It’s good to be back!
There has been a ton going on the past few weeks, both in …read more
Source:: MMAFighting
Luke Rockhold has reacted to Sean Strickland’s knockout loss to Alex Pereira at UFC 276. It was Sean Strickland (25-4 MMA) vs Alex Pereira (6-1 MMA) in a middleweight bout …read more
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Israel Adesanya’s next title defense will likely be against longtime combat sports rival Alex Pereira. Would the …read more
Source:: MMAFighting
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Sean Strickland’s approach in his recent loss to Alex Pereira at UFC 276 this past weekend has …read more
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Former GLORY two-division champion Alex Pereira knocks out Sean Strickland at UFC 276. | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC
Michael Bisping thinks Alex Pereira could …read more
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Saturday’s UFC 276 left MMA fans with a lot to digest in terms of storylines, future matchups, and topics of discussion — from Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira’s big wins, …read more
Source:: MMAFighting
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With all signs pointing towards a middleweight title fight between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira, will the history between the …read more
Source:: MMAFighting
Pereira is speeding in the direction of UFC champion Israel Adesanya, whom he defeated twice in kickboxing. …read more
Source:: ESPN
Alex Pereira at UFC 276 | Photo by Alejandro Salazar/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
Michael Bisping believes Alex Pereira might be the man to unseat …read more
Source:: MMAFighting
Ever since his arrival to the UFC last November, people have been talking about Alex Pereira posing a threat to middleweight champion Israel Adesanya because of his two kickboxing wins.
We …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
Daniel Cormier lauds UFC matchmakers for the way they’ve built up Alex Pereira’s career.
Just three fights in, the former two-division Glory Kickboxing champion is projected to challenge UFC middleweight champion …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
Luke Rockhold is well aware of the narrative that seems to have propelled Alex Pereira into a middleweight title shot after just three Ultimate Fighting Championship appearances. …read more
Source:: Sherdog
Alex Pereira defeated Sean Strickland at UFC 276. | Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images
Middleweight contender Alex Pereira did not enjoy Israel Adesanya’s fight against …read more
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Alex Pereira | Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images
Alex Pereira was like most of us watching the UFC 276 main event: disappointed.
Saturday’s headliner saw Israel …read more
Source:: MMAFighting
UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya had more than just rising contender Alex Pereira in his sights following his successful title defense at UFC 276. In the headlining spot of the …read more
Source:: MMANews
Sean Strickland gets rocked by a left hook from Alex Pereira at UFC 276. | Photo by Alejandro Salazar/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
It sounds …read more
Source:: BloodyElbow
Israel Adesanya has opened as the betting favorite over Alex Pereira which will likely be his next title defense. Adesanya and Pereira both competed at UFC 276 and they have …read more
Source:: BJPenn.com
Eugene Bareman, the head coach of Israel Adesanya believes Sean Strickland cost himself a big payday at UFC 276. Strickland was facing Alex Pereira in a big fight for the …read more
Source:: BJPenn.com
Alex Pereira is reacting to a callout from Khamzat Chimaev. It was Alex Pereira (6-1 MMA) vs Sean Strickland (25-4 MMA) in a middleweight bout this past weekend at UFC …read more
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The oddsmakers have faith in Israel Adesanya and Charles Oliveira.
Following the action at UFC 276, Adesanya opened as the betting …read more
Source:: MMAFighting
LAS VEGAS – UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya likes the pressure that will come with facing Alex Pereira in the octagon.
Pereira (6-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) holds two wins over Adesanya …read more
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Brazilian kickboxing phenom Alex Pereira already holds two victories over reigning UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and if you think …read more
Source:: MMAMania
UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya has criticized Sean Strickland for his performance against Alex Pereira this past weekend. In one of the most notable bouts of what was a stacked …read more
Source:: MMANews
UFC middleweight contender Alex Pereira felt the energy inside T-Mobile Arena die down during Israel Adesanya’s win over Jared Cannonier in the main event. Pereira passed the biggest test of …read more
Source:: MMANews
Jon Jones has given his take on the UFC 276 performances of Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira. Adesanya headlined UFC 276 in Las Vegas. He put the UFC Middleweight Championship …read more
Source:: BJPenn.com
The stars aligned at UFC 276 for a highly anticipated third combat sports meeting between rivals Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira.
Since Pereira fully committed to the mixed martial arts path, …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
Israel Adesanya defeated Jared Cannonier at UFC 276. | Photo by Cooper Neill/Zuffa LLC
Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski left UFC 276 with belts still …read more
Source:: MMAFighting
For the first time in four years, UFC middleweight Sean Strickland left the Octagon empty-handed. Strickland faced former Glory kickboxing champion Alex Pereira in a featured bout on the UFC …read more
Source:: MMANews
LAS VEGAS – Alex Pereira won’t allow his title clash with Israel Adesanya to be anything short of exciting.
Adesanya (23-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC) was showered with criticism from fight fans after a …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
Jon Jones was impressed by Alex Pereira’s performance at UFC 276, but he was less impressed by Israel Adesanya’s efforts to set up a fight with the Brazilian. Following Pereira’s …read more
Source:: MMANews
Jon Jones | Photo by Louis Grasse/PxImages
Jon Jones wasn’t going to miss out on the opportunity to poke fun at one of his biggest …read more
Source:: MMAFighting
Former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and middleweight champion Israel Adesanya have a history of bad blood and back and forth insults. Immediately following Adesanya’s decision win over Jared …read more
Source:: MMAWeekly
Alex Pereira was “really upset” after witnessing Israel Adesanya’s performance in tonight’s UFC 276 main event. Pereira (5-1 MMA) was in the crowd to watch Adesanya defend his belt against …read more
Source:: BJPenn.com
The UFC handed out five post-fight bonuses after Saturday’s card, including one to perhaps the next middleweight title challenger.
After UFC 276, five fighters picked up an extra $50,000 for their …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
LAS VEGAS – Saturday night didn’t go well for Sean Strickland.
The UFC middleweight contender was knocked out by former Glory kickboxing champion Alex Pereira on the main card of Saturday’s …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
LAS VEGAS – Boos met Israel Adesanya on the final horn and decision-reading, but fan opinions don’t determine the final outcome.
In the UFC 276 main event at T-Mobile Arena in …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
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Israel Adesanya successfully defended his title in the UFC 276 main event but it’s probably not a performance that will …read more
Source:: MMAFighting
Sean Strickland has issued a statement after suffering a nasty knockout loss to Alex Pereira earlier this evening at UFC 276. Strickland (25-4 MMA) was returning to action tonight for …read more
Source:: BJPenn.com
Alex Pereira has added Sean Strickland to his highlight reel.
In a highly anticipated middleweight title eliminator at UFC 276, Pereira (6-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) knocked out Strickland (25-4 MMA, 12-4 …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
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Alex Pereira’s left hook once knocked out Israel Adesanya, and it helped finish Sean Strickland at UFC 276.
Former GLORY …read more
Source:: MMAFighting
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Alex Pereira proved yet again why standing and striking with him is like playing with fire.
In his first chance to …read more
Source:: MMAFighting
Alex Pereira knocked out Sean Strickland at UFC 276. | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC
Alex Pereira shut down Sean Strickland with some pretty punches …read more
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