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Israel Adesanya Knocks Out Alex Pereira To Gets His Championship Belt Back

Israel Adesanya knocks out closest rival, Alex Pereira in Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight…

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Israel Adesanya knocks out closest rival, Alex Pereira in Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight on Saturday April 8 2023, at UFC 287 inside Miami-Dade Arena in Miami, Florida to retake the middleweight crown.

VerseSports reports that during the fight, Pereira was unleashing body hooks and a knee to the ribs on Adesanya.

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Adesanya backed against the cage trying to protect himself, when the challenger threw a right hook out of nowhere.

The punch from Adensaya froze Pereira, the next punch dropped him, and he was out cold after a blow with a clenched fist.

Adesanya then celebrated by imitating firing arrows at his rival.

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According to Adesanya he was ‘playing possum’ against the fence, waiting for a moment to strike.

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He struck a clean right hook from nowhere, and it stunned Pereira still. The next shot was another right hook to put down Pereira.

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Pereira dethroned Adesanya who is called ‘The Last Stlebender’ through a dramatic come-from-behind knockout at UFC 281 back in Nov. 2022.

Adesanya is now the champion of the UFC Middleweight.

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