In the second round of UFC 287 in Miami, Israel Adesanya defeated Alex Pereira by knockout at 4:21 to win the middleweight championship rematch.
After Alex Pereira defeated him in November, Israel Adesanya sought a quick rematch. He had previously held the 185-pound championship belt since 2019.
Five months later, in the first round of UFC 287 in Miami, Adesanya defeated middleweight champion Pereira with two right hands. He then raised his hands in celebration as he reclaimed the title belt and solidified his reputation as one of the greatest combatants in history.
Every person in front of the camera or in this room should be able to experience this level of happiness just once in their lives, Adesanya hoped. However, if you don’t try, you’ll never experience this level of happiness, so what do you think?
In the second round, Pereira (7-2) landed a knee that pushed Adesanya (24-2) into the cage. At 4:21, Adesanya finished the fight with ground and pound, two right hooks, and a right hammer fist.
Pereira, 35, had never lost to Adesanya before. Pereira defeated Adesanya twice in kick boxing prior to his TKO win for the welterweight title at UFC 281 in November.
Adesanya, who was raised in New Zealand but was born in Nigeria, first competed in the UFC in 2018. A year later, he defeated Robert Whittaker to win the middleweight championship.
He successfully defended his title five times and rose to become one of the sport’s most popular figures. As the challenger, he was in unfamiliar territory on Saturday.
“They say vengeance is sweet,” Adesanya explained.You might be aware that I also enjoy sweet things.
Jorge Masvidal (35-17), competing in front of his home crowd as the UFC made its first trip back to Miami in 20 years, was defeated by fifth-ranked welterweight contender Gilbert Burns in a unanimous decision (22-5).
Adesanya, who was raised in New Zealand but was born in Nigeria, joined the UFC in 2018 and won the middleweight title a year later by stunning the current champion Robert Whittaker.
He successfully defended his title five times and rose to become one of the sport’s most popular figures. As the challenger, he was in unfamiliar territory on Saturday.
“They say vengeance is sweet,” Adesanya explained.
Jorge Masvidal (35-17), competing in front of his home crowd as the UFC made its first trip back to Miami in 20 years, was defeated by fifth-ranked welterweight contender Gilbert Burns in a unanimous decision (22-5).
The UFC fighter Masvidal, who debuted in 2013, said, “It’s been a long 20 years, about 50 fights. Your favourite basketball player might no longer be capable of making that three-pointer. Your favourite quarterback has misplaced the rifle. And I’m not feeling the same when I come in here.”
Rob Font (20-6) knocked out Adrian Yanez (16-3) at 2:57 in the first round to end his nine-fight winning streak. They traded shots early on before Font connected with a powerful right hook that knocked Yanez out. Font, who was fighting on pay-per-view for the first time in five years, won with ground and pound.
It has been a while since I completed, Font said. “I needed to finish this for myself. It was necessary for my team. I required it for my famliy.
In the sold-out crowd, which also included Usman, Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald, Odell Beckham Jr., Mike Tyson, and others, Kevin Holland (23-9) face-planted Santiago Ponzinibbio (30-7) with a strong left hand at 3:16 of the welterweight bout’s final round. After that, he jumped over the cage to speak with White and Trump.
Holland took numerous kicks to the legs from Ponzinibbio throughout the fight. By the third round, Holland was clearly in pain before a hard left hook sent Ponzinibbio crashing to the ground.
Christian Rodriguez (9-1) defeated Raul Rosas Jr. in the bantamweight main event by unanimous decision. (18-year-old fighter, 7-1), suffered his first defeat in his professional career.
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