WATCH: Israel Adesanya exacts revenge with ‘arrow’ celebration after brutal Alex Pereira KO
Israel Adesanya finally got his revenge against Alex Pereira at UFC 287 as he knocked out the Brazilian to get his belt back.
Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira (Image Courtesy: UFC)
‘The Hunter is now Hunted’, Israel Adesanya finally gets his much-awaited revenge against arch-rival Alex Pereira. The much-anticipated middleweight title rematch between Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya took place this Saturday at UFC 287 in Miami, Florida.
It was the first time in years Adesanya walked into the octagon waiting for the champion, Pereira to come into the fight. Adesanya had a lot of pressure on him given that in the last fight, he did everything to win but ultimately failed to that devastating left hook of ‘Potan’.
However, tonight was different for Adesanya and in the second round, he landed two amazing right hooks followed up by a hammer fist that ended Pereira’s short reign as the UFC middleweight champion. Right after the knockout, Adesanya did the popular arrow celebration while the Brazilian was on the ground. It was a brutal response to Pereira as the fighter has his trademark move of shooting arrows before coming into his fights. It was absolutely amazing and a perfect retribution for one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time.
Israel Adesanya shocked Alex Pereira who underestimated Izzy’s knockout power
Going into the fight at UFC 287, it was Pereira who gave out the threat of getting a knockout given his incredible power and his iconic left hook. In the first round both fighters got into a lot of exchanges with low kicks and jabs but none of them were decisive.
Adesanya was cautious about that left hook and Pereira was just waiting for the right moment. After the round, during the break, ‘Potan’ was heard talking to his coaches about hitting Izzy’s right leg and avoiding the right hand.
From the beginning of the second round both the former kickboxers showcased high-level kicks and got into some nasty exchanges. Pereira did hurt the former champion’s right leg with those frequent calf kicks. Adesanya trapped Pereira by giving him the opportunity to close in with a flying knee to get a finish. However, Adesanya came back with two amazing right hooks that put Pereira out cold and secured Izzy his middleweight title.
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