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Each of the three times that Israel Adesanya fought Alex Pereira, twice as a kickboxer and once as the UFC middleweight champion, a common theme played out. Adesanya racked up a lot of the rounds.

UFC Adesanya vs. The first in April which Pereira won by unanimous decision. Their second meeting took place at Glory of Heroes 7 in March , which Pereira won by third-round knockout. A lightweight bout between Matt Frevola and returning veteran Ottman Azaitar was rescheduled for this event. Spann weighed in at

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After Alex Pereira had scored three wins over Israel Adesanya across kickboxing and mixed martial arts, it was fair to think he simply had Adesanya's number. In the main event of UFC on Saturday night in Miami, Adesanya changed that story, scoring a brutal second-round knockout to once again become middleweight champion. Pereira had brutalized Adesanya's legs with kicks from the start of the fight, returning to one of the primary techniques that had wore down Adesanya in their previous meeting at UFC In that fight, Adesanya had controlled the action for most of the fight before the leg kicks took a toll and helped set up a Pereira flurry to score the come-from-behind knockout and end Adesanya's time as champion. Those same kicks landed early and often for Pereira on Saturday.

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After four rounds, Adesanya was up on all three judges' scorecards and en route to a successful title defense. Nelson Bisping vs. Ngannou 2 dos Santos vs. Cejudo vs. They fought the third time at UFC on Nov. Ortega vs. Johnson Cyborg vs. Read Edit View history. Israel Adesanya has lost three times to Alex Pereira in three fights, but he's going to face him again Saturday in the main event of UFC in Miami for the middleweight title. Walker Dern vs. Saint Preux Bisping vs. Gamrot Dawson vs.