On the night of November 13 at UFC 281 in New York, Pereira defeated Adesanya by TKO in the fifth round.
"I don't care. I am here to fight. These decisions are not made by me, but by the UFC. If they decide that they need a rematch, then I'm ready. No problem.
I knew I was punching it. Our strategy was based on this, but it is very persistent. Israel is very strong, he is a very tough and technical striker. I saw that my blows bothered him. At the end of the first round, Adesanya shook me a lot. He surprised me, I won't lie. We mainly worked in kickboxing, and I, apparently, relaxed a little, ”said the Brazilian at a press conference.