“Electric Shock” – Ahead of UFC 287, Israel Adesanya Reveals Alex Pereira Made Him Drag His Legs

The former UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, makes sure that he uploads his live reaction videos of major fights in the promotion. ‘The Last Stylebender’ uploaded the reaction video of his bout against Alex Pereira at UFC 281 four months ago. Soon after the bout, Adesanya made an effort to give a detailed analysis of their last fight. At the moment, the two longtime rivals are training hard to lock horns for the second time in the promotion at UFC 287.

At UFC 281, Alex Pereira shook the entire MMA community when he knocked out Adesanya to win the UFC middleweight championship. The Nigerian fighter lost the bout in two minutes and one second into round five. However, the clash made the rivalry between the two stronger than ever. On April 9th, the two will come face to face for the fourth time. They faced each other in kickboxing matches two times before they stepped into the world’s biggest MMA promotion. After watching their UFC 281 bout, Adesanya has revealed how he had to drag his legs after the “electric shock” from Pereira.

Pereira sent shocks down Adesanya’s nerves

In a video uploaded by Adesanya to his YouTube channel, he is seen reacting to his fight against Pereira. While watching the video, the 33-year-old talked about how he handled the strikes from Pereira. Nonetheless, it was not easy for him. At one point, Poatan’s kick made him drag his legs. Talking about Pereira’s kick, the Nigerian fighter said, “They were just like snappy ones, but I think the second one landed properly. I think I stepped into it just felt like the nerves got struck like a guitar chord.“

 He further explained, “Almost I just felt the vibration just like an electric shock. I was still able to control around and do what I do yeah. In round two, I’m controlling, that’s where my leg starts to like drag a little bit, my left leg what the f*ck like trying to plant, it was weird so I was against the fence a little bit more, he hit me a little bit more but I still tagged him.”

Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira at UFC 287

Both Alexander Pereira and Israel Adesanya find it hard to keep their rivalry aside outside the octagon as well. The two have publicly criticized and made derogatory comments about each other.

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Now that the two are going to fight for the fourth time, the MMA community can hope that this clash will seal their rivalry forever. UFC 287 will be held at the Miami-Dade Arena in Florida. While Adesanya and Pereira headline the event, Jorge Masvidal and Gilbert Burns will square off in the co-main event.

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