Those who love Israel Adesanya must remember the painful defeat at UFC 281. Before Alex Pereira, the opponent was predestined to debt with him, Israel Adesanya cited after the first 4 rounds. The Last StyleBender only needs to play in the final half to make sure the championship is successful, but his plan has melted into smoke.
Knowing that he could only turn the situation with a victory, Alex Pereira attacked, targeting Adesanya defending in the corner of the cage. The tactics of the Brazilian boxer showed success, when he caused the opponent to collapse with a series of very heavy punches into the head. Pereira also became a new UFC champion.
More notably, the victory of Adesanya in UFC was the third time Pereira defeated The Last StyleBender in confrontations. In two previous victories, Pereira overcame Adesanya in the matchboxing matches. Without commitment to fail, Adesanya once again challenged Pereira to regain the lost belt.
Initial information showed that the rematch between Adesanya and Pereira will take place at UFC 287, the event takes place in April. The rematch takes place faster than expected, because both have their own plans. Adesanya did not want to continue playing in the balance class as a failure, and Pereira also wanted to prove himself before he lost his new rank.
Interestingly, Adesanya is rated on the Pereira rafters in this rematch. The prediction rate of Adesanya won more and more, while many people said that Pereira was hard to repeat the miracle. In fact, The Last StyleBender did not play so much in the previous meeting, and this is the basis for him to be able to turn the flag upside down.