Israel Adesanya is one hell of a fighter. And he’s one hell of a promoter, too.
The UFC middleweight champion launched a trailer for his subsequent protection towards Alex Pereira at UFC 281, the upcoming pay-per-view occasion scheduled for Nov. 12 at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York Metropolis.
Adesanya and Pereira have fought twice in kickboxing, with ‘Poatan’ defeating ‘The Final Stylebender’ by determination and KO at Glory of Heroes and Glory of Heroes 7, respectively. The losses — particularly the KO — have many questioning if Pereira is the one to dethrone Adesanya in combined martial arts. However there’s extra to the story, and the champion tells it on this three-minute video.
You’ll be able to watch the trailer under:
“Once I fought him, I assumed I received the primary struggle,” mentioned Adesanya. “Within the second struggle, he was actually on skates. The referee saved his ass as a result of I used to be about to drop him. After which within the third spherical, he knocks me out in his personal nation. That’s a lovely story for him, however I’m nonetheless right here.
“That is good for the storyline, main as much as all the pieces,” continued Adesanya.
The Metropolis Kickboxing product acknowledges how powerful of an opponent Pereira is, displaying clips of his success within the Octagon up to now. However Adesanya expects to get his hand raised and silence his doubters.
“I’m gonna shut this man up,” mentioned Adesanya. “I’m gonna shock the world. And he who laughs final, laughs finest.”
Each males have been beforehand in motion at UFC 276 this previous July. Adesanya notched his fifth protection towards Jared Cannonier, whereas Pereira earned his championship alternative with a surprising first-round KO of Sean Strickland. The Brazilian is now 3-0 below the UFC banner, with wins over Andreas Michailidis and Bruno Silva additionally amongst his highlights.
