Published 13:48 IST, December 21st 2019
Israel Adesanya called out by kickboxer Alex Pereira who had knocked him out in 2017
Israel Adesanya got knocked down by a kickboxer (Alex Pereira) in 2017 and he might face him once again at UFC. See how Israel Adesanya got knocked out.
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Israel esanya is one of those fighters who has seen a meteoric rise in UFC ever since his debut. undefeated fighter took out everyone in his way before getting his hands on middleweight title at main event of UFC 243. re is doubt that Israel esanya looks invincible at moment and it’s hard to imagine him losing. That said, Styleblender has also been kcked out in his life. man who did that claims that he can repeat same in UFC. So, who kcked out Israel esanya?
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UFC: Alex Pereira threatens to kck out Israel esanya once again
Alex Pereira, middleweight and interim lightweight champion of GLORY, is t a ‘huge name’ in sport of MMA. However, 32-year-old is well kwn as only man to hand Israel esanya a kckout defeat. duo locked horns against each or in a kickboxing contest in 2017. In fight, Israel esanya faced one of biggest upsets of his career. initial two rounds of fight were a bit slow as both fighters landed clean shots over each or. However, in round number three, Alex Pereira stunned world by kcking out Israel esanya with back-to-back right hook and left hook. Take a look at fight.
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Since his defeat against Alex Pereira, Israel esanya has gone on to achieve ‘impossible’ in MMA. African born fighter went against some of finest of sport and emerged superior. However, his undefeated streak in UFC might be in danger as Alex Pereira wants to fight him once again inside octagon. In an interview with MMA Junkie, Alex Pereira said, “For sport of MMA, esanya is one of best strikers in sport, but for kickboxing, he is like many ors - a guy that’s good, but over a long time didn’t evolve. He is just one of many.”
Brazilian furr took a shot at middleweight champion of UFC by saying, “ only place in this world that esanya is better than me is in speaking English."
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12:47 IST, December 21st 2019