Miami just witnessed a spectacular fight between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira at UFC 287. When the two longtime rivals locked horns, history was created. ‘The Last Stylebender’ won the middleweight belt back from ‘Poatan’ by knocking him out in round two. In all the previous three matches fought between Pereira and Adesanya, it was ‘Poatan’ who emerged victorious. Adesanya lost terribly both in their previous kickboxing matches and when the two fought for the UFC middleweight championship at UFC 281. Nonetheless, UFC 287 was a total game changer, which took every single MMA fan to the edge of their seats.

He made sure that the fourth time; he took his revenge and sealed the rivalry once and for all. The Last Stylebender’s victory called for a celebration with all his near and dear ones. The UFC featherweight champion, Alexander Volkanovski, was one among them. He jumped with joy, watching his teammate win. ‘The Great’ found it difficult to control his happiness seeing his teammate earn the biggest victory of his entire fighting career. After watching the video of Volkanovski’s reaction, Adesanya could not resist appreciating the love of his true friend.

The super-happy Alexander Volkanovski

Volkanovski was watching the bout between Adesanya and Pereira. The moment when Adesanya knocked out ‘Poatan’ was cause for celebration for the Australian fighter. He was unable to contain his excitement. Adesanya shared Volkanovski’s reaction video through his Instagram story. As a caption to the video, he wrote, “I’m inspired by this man.” This incident showed that they are indeed great friends.

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Adesanya made sure that he attended the fight between his teammate, Volkanovski, and Islam Makhachev at UFC 284, which was held at the RAC Arena in Perth, Western Australia.

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Before Makhachev’s hand was raised, Adesanya believed that Volkanovski had won the fight. He was clapping his hands and was way too excited for his friend.

The meet before UFC 287

Before the fight, Volkanovski made sure that he met Adesanya. Volkanovski took to Instagram to share a picture of himself with Adesanya and their coaches, Frank Hickman and Andrei Paulet. As a caption to the photo, Volkanovski wrote that he felt great catching up with them. Adesanya reacted with a few heart emojis to the post. It is indeed time for celebration for Adesanya and his near and dear ones.

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