“3rd Times a Charm” – UFC Fans React to Israel Adesanya Catching Up With Former UFC Champion Francis Ngannou Ahead of His Rematch With Alex Pereira

Israel Adesanya is preparing for his big title rematch, which is just a week away. His opponent, Alex Pereira, recently shared a post on social media where he was seen training with UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell. Adesanya has in return shown his fans that he has also taken his time to catch up with former UFC champion Francis Ngannou. Fans have reacted to the post shared by ‘The Predator’ on social media.

Francis Ngannou left the UFC in January due to a contract dispute. He was even rumored to have been working on a 2-fight deal with former boxing world champion Deontay Wilder. But those plans haven’t materialized yet.

Israel Adesanya catches up with Francis Ngannou

Although ‘The Predator’ left Dana White’s promotion, he is still in touch with some of his former colleagues. As such, he recently posted a few pictures of him with Israel Adesanya ahead of his UFC 287 main event.

Ngannou captioned the post: “Fight week for my brother [Israel Adesanya] time to regain the throne.” Both fighters have shared a great relationship with each other over the course of their UFC stints. Adesanya even stood up for Ngannou, expressing his solidarity when the latter was released by the promotion. Many have taken notice of the post and shared their thoughts as well.

Fans react to Ngannou’s Instagram post

Let us take a look at some of the reactions from UFC fans.

“Everytime you post them they lose”

“We need more Izzy/Ngannou content”

“Lets go izzy! Win that title back!”

“For most 3rd time’s a charm, but some need a 4th to stay in their place.”

“This is the energy we need”

“Africans brother’s always unite together- something they scared to see – KINGS”

‘Hopefully Izzy win, but if he loses I think they might say you a curse bc you showed up for uzman too”

Fans have lauded the comradery between Francis Ngannou and Israel Adesanya. However, some fans were worried that Adesanya may suffer a similar fate to Kamaru Usman, who lost to Leon Edwards after ‘The Predator’ shared a post with him.

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UFC 287 is a do-or-die situation for Israel Adesanya as he stated that beating Pereira is his real focus and not winning back the belt. He is putting a lot of pressure on himself in his fourth fight against the Brazilian champion. We will have to wait and see what follows.

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