A new soldier of the MMA arena, but Alex Pereira did not take too much time to have a UFC belt match. Pereira's opponent is Israel Adesanya, who has lost him twice in the Kickboxing arena in the past. However, at this reunion, Adesanya is more appreciated for the experience of protecting UFC belt.
The battle advantage in the MMA arena was concretized by Adesanya when he prevailed against Pereira in the first half. The Last StyleBender even almost defeated Pereira with a combo at the end of the first half, but the 5 -minute signaled that saved Pereira out of a early defeat.
Entering the second half, Pereira won the advantage, but Adesanya quickly won the right to take the initiative in the next 2 rounds. If playing on par with Pereira in the final half, the victory belongs to The Last StyleBender and he will successfully protect the UFC belt again. However, this did not happen.
Unlike ordinary MMA boxers, proficient and strong in Jujitsu's lying positions, both Adesanya and Pereira are professional Kickboxing boxers. That made them fight more than usual, and Pereira took advantage of it better when entering the end of the match, when both sides fit into their physical strength.
Taking advantage of the height and arms from low punches and kicks, Pereira put Adesanya more in the corner of the cage. He attacked continuously when he knew the possibility of winning the point without, and forced to win/TKO if he wanted to turn the situation. Pereira's efforts succeeded when he pressed Adesanya with a combination of the head in the 5th half.
Having suffered a series of Pereira's attacks, Adesanya leaned against the octagonal corner and was tried to lose to TKo by the referee. It also means that Pereira maintains the achievement of winning against the opponent, thereby becoming the new Middleweight weighing champion. In the remaining matches, the championship returned to Zhang Wei Li when she lowered Carla Esparza in the second half.