Israel Adesanya, who has shared four rivalries with Alex Pereira throughout his illustrious martial arts career, insists he will always respect the UFC light heavyweight champion despite their series of clashes, describing the Brazilian as a “special human being”. are doing.
A former two-time undisputed middleweight champion, Adesanya has been out since September last year when he headlined a fight with mutual foe Sean Strickland at UFC 293, where he suffered a lopsided unanimous decision loss. , had left the line of battle.
As for Pereira, the Sao Paulo knockout artist, the former two-division champion headlined UFC 300 earlier this month, defeating the returning Jamahal Hill with a shocking opening round knockout in Las Vegas.
Israel Adesanya praises arch-rival Alex Pereira
And Adesanya, who is expected to return to the championship setting at UFC 305 in August and share the Octagon with reigning middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis, has a unique and often bitter rivalry with four-fight opponent Pereira. Despite their relationship, they insist that this is the only thing they can do. I will admit that this Brazilian always commands respect.
“Honestly, he (Alex Pereira) is a special fighter,” Israel Adesanya said during an appearance on the show. mighty cast. “He's a special human being. What he accomplished in this game, in the fight and in life, I'll always respect him. I'm grateful for that moment for me and I think about myself and where I'm going.” It taught me a lot about where to go.”
“It was like the Kelvin Gastelum fight, it made me think I could go even further,” Israel Adesanya explained. “At that time I was ready to die, but this time I thought, “I can't do this anymore, this guy, I swear to God, I'm going to die, fourth time's a charm.''
Pereira, who is considering his future in martial arts after a big win over Hill at UFC 300 earlier this month, has been linked to an epic encounter at UFC 304 in July, making him the first heavyweight inside the Octagon. I welcome the chance to come back. Tom Aspinall.
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