Israel Adesanya knows what it means to suffer a devastating loss and then get right back in the cage against a dangerous opponent.
In Adesanya’s case, his longtime rival Alex Pereira followed him to the world of MMA and the two eventually clashed at UFC 281 when Adesanya was middleweight champion. Pereira already held two kickboxing victories—a contentious decision and a sensational comeback knockout—over Adesanya, and he made it three wins with another late finish to shock the world and capture UFC gold in just his eighth MMA fight.
Adesanya immediately avenged the loss at UFC 287, knocking “Poatan” out cold to finally score a win in their ser
