Again, both found moments, but it was Pereira who punctuated a round that may already have leaned his way with something that couldn’t have happened the first two times they met - a successful double-leg takedown.Īdesanya turned the tables in the third, winning a scramble to wind up on the back of Pereira, who was forced to defend from his knees. But after some clinch work, Adesanya secured space to work. Pereira pressured Adesanya early in round two, giving the defending champion no room to work. However, Adesanya had been a dominant UFC champion for three years and entered Saturday as the betting favorite.įrankie Edgar falls by KO to Chris Gutierrez in final bout of career
Pereira previously had defeated Adesanya in the kickboxing realm, once via close decision and the other by third-round KO. I’ve been training all my life for this,” Pereira said via an interpreter. The Brazilian former kickboxing champion completed a rapid rise to the top of the middleweight division at Madison Square Garden early Sunday morning, defeating Adesanya (23-2, 15 finishes) via fifth-round TKO at 2:01 of the frame to claim the title a year after making his UFC debut. champion clashĪlexander Volkanovski driven by legacy pursuing second title at UFC 284Īcross three fights and two sports, Alex Pereira continued to get the best of Israel AdesanyaĪnd now, he’s got UFC gold go to along with the win. UFC 284 delivers on promise of epic champion vs.
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