Israel Adesanya is aware of in addition to anybody when Alex Pereira is able to rock.
The fight sports activities rivals have squared off twice in kickboxing and twice in MMA championship bouts, with Pereira profitable two of these fights through knockout, and Adesanya holding bragging rights most lately when he flattened Pereira at UFC 287.
Pereira subsequently moved as much as mild heavyweight, the place he captured a second UFC title that he has defended three consecutive instances. This previous Saturday at UFC 307, Pereira was taken to the restrict by challenger Khalil Rountree Jr., however emerged victorious with a fourth-round finish.
As he does with most main UFC occasions, Adesanya uploaded video of his response to the primary occasion and the remainder of the primary card, which will be watched under.
“If Khalil knocks him out, it could be wonderful, however I believe Alex goes to knock him out,” Adesanya predicted forward of the struggle.
In the course of the contest, Adesanya broke down how Pereira’s technique differed from earlier fights, declaring how Pereira was holding a better guard than regular and that Rountree would want a knockout to win after absorbing a lot of debilitating leg kicks within the struggle.
He additionally marveled at Pereira’s skill to proceed pushing the tempo within the championship rounds.
“Pereira doesn’t look gassed,” Adesanya mentioned. “He recovers nicely. I’m telling you, he’s a f*cking demon.”
Rountree was really up on all three judges’ scorecards heading into Spherical 4, however Pereira gave the impression to be gaining energy on the finish of the third and Adesanya sensed the tip was close to for the challenger.
“I can really feel it,” Adesanya mentioned. “Now, it’s going to be ‘Chama’ time.”
Certain sufficient, Pereira closed the present with a brutal flurry of offense, hammering a resilient Rountree till he crumbled to the canvas and was saved by referee Marc Goddard.
It was one more crowd-pleasing efficiency from “Poatan” and Adesanya made certain to pay him his correct respect.
“He’s obtained some exhausting fights in entrance of him, however he’s that man proper now,” Adesanya mentioned.
