Israel Adesanya viciously knocked Alex Pereira at UFC 287 in Miami in front of Dana White and Donald Trump and is again the champion of the middleweight division.
ISRAEL ADESANYA JUST SLEPT ALEX PEREIRA TO FINALLY BEAT HIM #UFC287 pic.twitter.com/lQwzlLW0LA
— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) April 9, 2023
Pereira was in attack, and Adesanya seemed in danger against the cage. Still, then Israel at that moment threw a powerful overhand right that dazed Alex and punched him with his right again to knock him unconscious.
The victory was after 4 minutes and 21 seconds in the 2nd round.
Pereira beat Adesanya at UFC 281 in November to win the title with a knockout in the 5th round, and the fight today was a rematch. Israel won for the 1st time against Alex as the Brazilian beat him also outside of the UFC in their 2 kickboxing matches.
Hard to imagine a better feeling 🙌 #UFC287 pic.twitter.com/Ops6sTX9gA
— UFC (@ufc) April 9, 2023
The Last Stylebender (24-2) was only beaten by Pereira in his 25 fights in the middleweight. The other loss was against Jan Blachowicz but in the light heavyweight division.