Nigerian star Israel Adesanya has been beaten for the third time in a UFC battle by Brazilian Alex Pereira, Pereira proved he can down Adesanya again and named the new UFC middleweight champion inside Madison Square Garden.
Pereira has proven he is the only person to knock out Israel Adesanya, which he has done twice.
The Brazilian was in desperate need of a finish before finding it in the final moments of the main event.
Pereira scored a come from behind victory against Adesanya at UFC 281 on Saturday night to become the new UFC middleweight champion inside Madison Square Garden.
The fight will be a bitter pill for Adesanya to swallow, similar to their two kickboxing fights.
Alex Pereira was really determined and knocked the Nigerian star in the fifth round of the fight.
He is now the undisputed champion in the UFC with just five fights in the competition which is an outstanding record.
Adesanya has been defeated again by Alex Pereira when they met in a tough rematch on Sunday morning, 13 November, in what was a sad defeat for the Nigerian star.
Previously, Adesanya had promised his fans that he would do well against his opponent, but Pereira was more determined to become the new UFC middleweight champion.
Adesanya was winning this contest until he wasn’t. He nearly added to UFC 281’s seven first round stoppages with a one-two that had Pereira in all sorts of trouble. Adesanya’s devastating shot came in the final second of Round 1, but he did not have the time necessary to capitalize.
Pereira’s corner was panicked in their efforts to get their fighter’s head straight.
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Pereira bounced back well in Round 2. It was a competitive, if unspectacular, round that likely went in the challenger’s favor.
Adesanya scored the first take down of his 14-fight UFC career in Round 3 and decisively controlled Pereira for the remainder of the round. Adesanya fatigued Pereira with pressure, ground and pound and pretty axe-kick at the end of Round 3.
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Pereira (7-1) captured the UFC middleweight championship in just his fourth UFC fight. Adesanya (23-2) managed five title defenses as middleweight champion and held the undisputed crown since October 2019.
