‘Izzy got him dizzy’ – Fans go crazy as Israel Adesanya gets his revenge against Alex Pereira by brutal knockout in UFC 287

The new UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya battled many demons after losing by knockout to competitor Alex Pereira in November of last year. It was his third loss to the Brazilian in kickboxing and MMA. Adesanya earned his retribution, and he got it with a pair of vicious right punches that destroyed Pereira to finish their fifth encounter in the UFC 287 main event.

The former middleweight champion Pereira officially lost the fight at 4:21 of the second round and Adesanya became the UFC middleweight champion for the second time in his career, but more significantly, he earned arguably the biggest and most significant victory of his career.

“They say revenge is sweet and if you know me, I’ve got a sweet tooth. This is f****** sweet. I’m telling you, no matter what, Alex is a great champion. He lost the belt tonight but he will always be the champion.” Adesanya told after the match.

“I told you, the hunter is now the hunted. Beating me, he made me a better fighter, a better person. In this camp, I didn’t f*** around. That last one had everything. Since 2017, that last hammer fist was from the gods.” he said.

Israel Adesaya brutal puches to Ales Pereira

There was a lot of familiarity because Pereira and Adesanya had fought each other so frequently in the past and it was also visible in the fight as both were attempting to establish authority on the feet by hoping to set up leg kicks early. Although Adesanya began to find his rhythm with a series of body blows, Pereira continued to hammer with the calf kick.

Once the second round got underway, Pereira unleashed a number of powerful blows that supported Adesanya and brought back memories of their first encounter. Adesanya was able to defend himself this time, regroup, and then hit Pereira with some piercing blows of his own. When Pereira decided to become aggressive, Adesanya maintained his composure and never displayed any signs of panic because he was simply waiting for the ideal opportunity to unleash his greatest strikes.

Here’s how fans reacted: