Alex Pereira open to truce with Israel Adesanya after UFC 281
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Alex Pereira says he's ready to crush beef with Israel Adesanya after their UFC title fight in New York this weekend...but tells us he's not so sure Izzy feel the same.
The 35-year-old #4 contestant and Izzy have a serious disagreement...they already kickboxed twice several years ago. Ever since Pereira joined the UFC in 2021, many fans have identified this matchup as a future mega fight - and now it's here, and the beef is real.
"On my side, no problem but I don't think on his side everything that happened is possible," AP said through a translator.
And it looks like Alex is right. The champ joined Babcock on the 'TMZ Sports' TV show (which airs weekdays on FS1) last week and said he wanted to turn scrap metal into a 'horror movie'.
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As with previous fights, Pereira beat Adesanya twice (decision, KO)...however, the fights were very close. In fact, a lot of people think Izzy won the first fight. In the rematch, Israel had Alex struggling in the early rounds...but was knocked out in the third round.
It should be noted...previous fights were in kickboxing, NOT MMA.
Although this fight is in a different sport, Pereira says he is ready for anything.
"I'm ready for five rounds. Wherever the fight is, it's hard to predict but I'm ready for anything."
TMZSports.com
Alex Pereira says he's ready to crush beef with Israel Adesanya after their UFC title fight in New York this weekend...but tells us he's not so sure Izzy feel the same.
The 35-year-old #4 contestant and Izzy have a serious disagreement...they already kickboxed twice several years ago. Ever since Pereira joined the UFC in 2021, many fans have identified this matchup as a future mega fight - and now it's here, and the beef is real.
"On my side, no problem but I don't think on his side everything that happened is possible," AP said through a translator.
And it looks like Alex is right. The champ joined Babcock on the 'TMZ Sports' TV show (which airs weekdays on FS1) last week and said he wanted to turn scrap metal into a 'horror movie'.
TMZSports.com
As with previous fights, Pereira beat Adesanya twice (decision, KO)...however, the fights were very close. In fact, a lot of people think Izzy won the first fight. In the rematch, Israel had Alex struggling in the early rounds...but was knocked out in the third round.
It should be noted...previous fights were in kickboxing, NOT MMA.
Although this fight is in a different sport, Pereira says he is ready for anything.
"I'm ready for five rounds. Wherever the fight is, it's hard to predict but I'm ready for anything."
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