Present undisputed gentle heavyweight champion Alex Pereira has dominated possible trilogy combat with Israel Adesanya sooner or later.
Pereira will return to the Octagon at UFC 300 in April, taking up Jamahal Hill within the monstrous occasion’s headlining conflict.
Adesanya, the Nigerian-Kiwi striker, claimed he had agreed to combat for middleweight gold as soon as once more in grudge combat towards the newly-minted champion, Dricus du Plessis, on the identical occasion in a headliner, till the latter allegedly turned the about down.
And claiming if fan-anticipated third combat with Metropolis Kickboxing staple, Adesanya continues to allude to him sooner or later, Pereira revealed he would love the prospect to coach along with his former foe – claiming a future conflict seems useless and buried presently.
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“I wished to combat Israel Adesanya once more. However, I assume it’s over now,” Alex Pereira advised MMA Combating.
“I don’t know. I feel it’s over. I’ve tried [to offer him a third fight]. It was my belt [at light heavyweight] on the road. I got here to the UFC and did three fights to get to the belt and it was an enormous danger for me, it was laborious.”
“Since I wished to do that rubber match a lot, Adesanya and I – and if he has been to manoeuvre as much as a gentle heavyweight, and perhaps individuals stated he needed to combat as soon as earlier than preventing for my belt, I wouldn’t need that as a result of there’s a danger of him shedding. How am I going to combat a man that has misplaced? No, come straight [at me]. However, he confirmed no curiosity, so I let it go.”
Pereira landed the middleweight crown in 2022 with a surprising fifth-round TKO win over Adesanya earlier than he was stopped with a brutal second-round KO final April within the pair’s fast championship rematch.
