Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has spoken respectfully about Alex Pereira, the holder of the belt in the category above, and recalled his last fight with him, which took place last April.
"Alex is a special fighter and person. I will always respect him for what he has done in our game, in fights and also in his life. I'm grateful for those moments because they taught me a lot. It's the same with the fight against Kelvin Gastellum. He made me realize what can be achieved. That time I was ready to die, but this time I just knew, "No way in hell, this guy's not going to win, I swear to God, then I'm going to die."
Our fourth fight with Alex was a beauty. Then I had the realization, "Israel, there are levels here. You can go further," - quotes Adesanya MMA Fighting.
Recall that Adesanya and Pereira had four fights. Yes fights in kickboxing remained for the Brazilian, and in MMA they have an equal score - 1-1.
