“Soul snatcher Alex Pereira” – Fans react as Alex Pereira stares daggers at Israel Adesanya at UFC 276 press event

“Soul snatcher Alex Pereira” – Fans react as Alex Pereira stares daggers at Israel Adesanya at UFC 276 press event

To say Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira have history would be a massive understatement. The two fighters have been rivals ever since they faced off in Glory of Heroes. While the fought each other in kickboxing bouts back then, this time around Adesanya and Pereira will compete under MMA rules at UFC 281.

Throughout the build-up to this fight, ‘Poatan’ has been trolling the UFC middleweight champion. He recently posted a picture of him posing with Elsa, in response to Adesanya’s infamous “Elsa” line from UFC 276. With all these shenanigans, fans have been treated to seeing a side of Pereira’s that wasn’t explored before.

However, another aspect a lot of fans had not seen was the number one contender’s intense demeanor. Now, fans have unearthed footage of Alex Pereira staring intensely at Adesanya during the press conference. In the video, it is apparent that Israel started staring at Pereira first. In response, the Brazilian stared coldly at Adesanya, who after a moment looked away.

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However, the Brazilian continued to stare in Adesanya’s direction in an unnerving manner. Even when a journalist asked Pereira for his final comment on his fight against the champion, he never averted his gaze from ‘The Last Stylebender.’ During the whole sequence, Pereira maintained a poker face and it was truly a frightening sight to witness.

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Fans react as Alex Pereira stares into Israel Adesanya’s soul

Israel Adesanya (L) takes on Alex Pereira (R) at UFC 281
Israel Adesanya (L) takes on Alex Pereira (R) at UFC 281

As the clip made it’s way onto the internet, fans had a field day with Alex Pereira’s cold stare directed at Israel Adesanya. Here are some of the best reactions from Twitter:

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With other great fights on the card, UFC 281 arguably looks as stacked as UFC 280. The hype is real as these two titans of combat sports clash at UFC 281.

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