Watch: Fans React to Slow-Motion Clip of Israel Adesanya as He “Channelled Francis” in the 2 Punch Combo That Knocked Alex Pereira Out at UFC 287

Israel Adesanya proved his doubters wrong after finally defeating Alex Pereira in Miami at UFC 287. ‘The Last Stylebender’ didn’t just win the fight, he impressed the fans with a 2nd-round knockout that enabled him to reclaim the title. It was probably the biggest win in Adesanya’s UFC career.

Adesanya is now a 2-time UFC middleweight champion and has established himself as one of the greatest fighters in his division’s history. He won the fight via knockout, which he landed in amazing fashion. Let us look at the KO in a slow-motion video.

Slow-mo video of Israel Adesanya knocking out Alex Pereira

The 33-year-old Kiwi fighter put a lot of pressure on himself to win this fight. A loss would have prevented him from fighting for the title again for a while. But he landed one of the most calculated combos that the UFC has ever seen. Adesanya would later reveal that he baited ‘Poatan’ into that trap by playing possum.

Adesanya’s KO of Pereira in slo-mo. It really was quite impressive.
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The slow-motion video shows how Israel Adesanya landed the 4-punch combination to knock out Pereira for good. He waited for ‘Poatan’ to react to his first punch and then caught him with a right that turned his opponent’s lights out. He followed it up with a hammer fist to make sure that Pereira doesn’t get up, as the Nigerian-born wrestler mentioned earlier that he was aware of the Brazilian’s recovery power.

Fans react to the slow-motion video of Adesanya’s KO

Let us take a look at fans from Reddit.

One fan noticed how fast Izzy’s hand landed on ‘Poatan’s face in a very accurate position.

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Another gave the Adesanya’s combo a new name

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The UFC fans believe that Adesanya’s knockout was a piece of art.

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It surprised the fan to see the power of Izzy’s first punch that landed straight on the chin.

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A Reddit user made a hilarious claim that Francis Ngannou inspired Adesanya to land the hammer fist to end the fight.

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There was a fan who believed that ‘The Last Stylebender’ already knew that he had won the fight after landing the combo. But he decided to hit Pereira with a hammer fist out of spite.

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But one fan pointed out how Adesanya had planned the trap for the former champion.

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The Nigerian-born champion’s performance at UFC 287 has surely earned him a place in the Hall of Fame in the future. However, he has already forged a praiseworthy career for himself. We will have to wait and see what’s next for the reigning middleweight kingpin.

What are your thoughts on the slow-motion video? Drop your comments below.

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