“That is my #1 fight to make,” Chael Sonnen extremely fascinated about Israel Adesanya vs Alex Pereira UFC title fight


“That is my #1 fight to make,” Chael Sonnen extremely fascinated about Israel Adesanya vs Alex Pereira UFC title fight

Chael Sonnen- Alex Pereira vs Israel Adesanya

MMA Legend Chael Sonnen is likely not to hype the anticipated Jon Jones vs Stipe Miocic heavyweight battle anymore since he got his new top favourite matchup to talk about. Sonnen is a former multiple-time UFC title challenger and a semi-finalist at one of Bellator MMA’s Heavyweight Grand Prix, is an avid Youtuber with a million subscribers listening to his thoughts about MMA from worldwide. Sonnen is also a promoter.

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Not so long ago, UFC 276 wrapped up with the middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya defending his title for the fifth straight time, this one being against Jared Cannonier in a five-round back and forth. As Adesanya was headlining the fight card, under it was his arch-nemesis from his kickboxing days, Alex Pereira knocking out his opponent Sean Strickland in the opening round, therefore securing for himself a title fight against Adesanya, which will be their first battle inside a cage and their third matchup in overall combat history.

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Chael Sonnen wants UFC President Dana White to not delay in making the Adesanya vs Pereira matchup

Israel Adesanya & Alex Pereira
Israel Adesanya & Alex Pereira

In one of the videos on his Youtube channel, Sonnen talks about how Adesanya’s matchup against Pereira excites him the most before talking about the main topic of the video which was his reaction to UFC welterweight Khamzat Chimaev calling out Pereira for a fight.

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Pereira vs Adesanya is my #1 fight to right now, says Sonnen “My #1 fight for a period of time has been [Jon] Jones vs Stipe [Miocic], this one beat it… I would’ve told you that a week ago it’s been on my top 3, I wanted to say that. That is suddenly extremely interesting and fascinating, it’s like- Dana please don’t make us wait, get this done right away… I’m starved for this I’m fascinated by this…” he continued.

What do you make of this fight between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira, who wins? Do you resonate with Sonnen’s excitement to make this fight happen? It’s hard to recall a fight where two striking specialists were of this elite level as both Adesanya and Pereira and share this good of a resume citing from their kickboxing career. Adesanya’s game plan against Pereira’s power will be the big answer that the MMA fans around the world will be waiting for either to be right or wrong.

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