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UFC 287 was a memorable night, especially for Israel Adesanya. After finally being able to finish his arch-nemesis, Alex Pereira, Israel Adesanya reclaimed his middleweight title. From the second Adesanya knocked Alex Pereira out, the world could see the happiness and excitement on The Last Stylebender’s face.

Even though a few days have passed since the memorable night, it does not seem like Israel Adesanya is stopping his celebration anytime soon. The two-time middleweight champion recently posted another edit of him KOing Alex Pereira. This time, the edit was inspired by Adesanya’s famous quote for Pereira.

Adesanya posts another KO edit on Instagram

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In the build-up to his UFC 281 fight against Pereira, Adesanya claimed that he will leave Pereira “frozen like Elsa”. This was a reference to the popular 2013 movie ‘Frozen’. Adesanya failed to do what he said at UFC 281, as it was Pereira who TKO’ed him. However, at UFC 287, the 33-year-old was finally able to KO Pereira.

Now, a few days after the fight, Israel Adesanya posted a well-edited video of him knocking Pereira out. In the video, Pereira gets frozen as Adesanya delivers a final blow to his face. With the video, Adesanya wrote – “Life is just one big cartoon. I’m the main character.

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The post has gotten all kinds of fan reactions. While some are praising the well-edited video, others are criticizing Adesanya for repeatedly mocking Pereira. Here are some of the fan reactions –

One user stated – “bro has his phone storage full of KO memes”

One commented – “Will never get sick of these edits”

Another fan said – “No doubt it’s was an amazing win! But 3-1…. celebrating too much”

Another commented – “Enough of the trolling. I like Izzy but Alex didn’t troll like this when he won the belt”

One pointed out – “Don’t forget that you’re 1-3 with 2 KO losses”

Another one said – “You are satisfied with 1 out of 4?”

One fan said – “Longest post-fight celebration in history?”

Another one mentioned – “main character is losing 3-1 hmm so that means we will see more fights right @stylebender ?”

Israel Adesanya vs Alex Pereira 3 in MMA?

Both Adesanya and Pereira are two of the best combatants of all time. Their history dates back to their kickboxing days. The two fighters have faced each other twice in kickboxing and twice in MMA. With each one getting a win in MMA over the other, fans want to see a third and final fight between them.

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However, Alex Pereira has already announced his move to the light heavyweight division. Israel Adesanya has also talked about not wanting to fight the same guy thrice in a row. This leaves fans with no idea if the trilogy will take place.

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However, one can always expect the unexpected in MMA. So, what are your thoughts about a potential third fight between the two fighters? Comment down below.

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