Israel Adesanya is gearing up to face his arch-nemesis, Alex Pereira, for a historic fourth time in combat sports. Pereira has emerged victorious in all of their past encounters. Furthermore, the reigning UFC middleweight champion is aiming to successfully defend his title against the New Zealander and add yet another loss to the latter’s record. However, ‘The Last Stylebender’ is not one to let past upsets get to him. He knows that this rematch is an opportunity to change the course of history and put an end to Pereira’s reign of dominance over him.
He has been putting in all he’s got and is leaving no stone unturned in his preparation for the big fight. Recently, Adesanya took to his social media and shared a very important message with all his fans out there. He wants everyone to know that he is ‘dangerous’ and brought in receipts to prove his point, too.
Israel Adesanya has an important message ahead of UFC 287
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Israel Adesanya recently took to his Instagram story to showcase his dangerous fighting skills. He shared a collage of two pictures, one from his fight against Alex Pereira and the other from his fight against Robert Whittaker. The pictures showcased Adesanya attacking both opponents within the very first second on the clock, demonstrating his lethal prowess.
Accompanying the pictures was a caption that read, “I’m dangerous every second”.
This message serves as a warning to his opponent, Alex Pereira, ahead of their UFC rematch for the title.
Adesanya is determined to break his losing streak against Alex Pereira, having lost all three of their past encounters. Despite this, he is going into the fourth meeting with a confident mindset and an interesting philosophy.
The stakes according to Adesanya
Israel Adesanya recently made an appearance on ‘The Rock’ podcast, where he shared his feelings on his upcoming fight against Alex Pereira. During the discussion, the host asked Adesanya a question regarding the benefits of all his past losses against ‘Poatan’. Adesanya replied confidently, “Benefits from this loss, I have nothing to lose. That’s the best thing. I have nothing to lose. The worst has already happened, so, it’s like, ‘What’s he gonna do again? The worst has already happened.'”
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He then added, “I’ll tell you one thing. I know how to beat this guy, I know in my heart. He knows I know how to beat him. That’s the thing.” Adesanya knows that this will be no easy feat, but he is determined to leave everything on the line and emerge victorious.
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