

Combat sports are often analogous to fantasy. In addition, the fighters are often glorified as superhuman deities for their feats and accolades. In a similar logic, Alex Pereira seems to be the Kryptonite for ‘Izzy’. Recently, a video emerged where Poatan can be seen sparring. However, fans were left in shock and amaze when they saw the footage of Alex Pereira. The current UFC middleweight champion defeated a Glory Kickboxing fighter in a sparring session. The Glory kickboxing fighter was remarkably similar looking to Israel Adesanya. However, he was no match for Pereira‘s superior skills and techniques.
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Moreover, the former UFC middleweight champion has a long history of success in the octagon. He has defeated some of the biggest names in the sport, including Anderson Silva, and has consistently proven himself to be a formidable opponent.

However, Pereira has proven to be a thorn in Adesanya‘s side, defeating him three times already. He has twice defeated the Kiwi fighter in Kickboxing and once now inside the octagon.
Fans react to Alex Pereira sparring with Izzy lookalike
Pereira‘s victory in this sparring session is sure to reignite the heated rivalry between these two fighters. Many fans are already speculating about the possibility of a fourth match-up between the two, and are eager to see how Adesanya will respond to this latest defeat. Here’s what the fans had to say:
A fan saw a pattern in ‘Poatan’ choosing his opponents: “He going after anyone that looks remotely like Izzy”
Whilst one fan was concerned about the sparring partner. the netizen said: “Someone should remind him that he is not Izzy”
One fan was applauding the Brazilian: “Izzy clone will learn a lot from this , very nice of poatan.”
A Pereira fan spoke: “idk why yall keeping talking about izzy have yall ever think for a second that is Alex Pereira time? maybe he is the real champ”

Some comic book fan said: “Alex being Izzy’s kryptonite is the best meme in MMA history”
A fan was full of praise for both Adesanya and Pereira: “i think what makes people like alex and Izzy so good is they are very good at studying theyre opponents movements and adapting to it the longer the fight goes on”
One fan was pulling no punches: “Alex is Izzy’s illegitimate father.”
Another fan hilariously said: “Wow Alex already back to sparring while Izzy still recovering from coma”
One fan shares how the Adesanya lookalike was getting the heat from the ‘Poatan’: “Damn Izzy is in big trouble here”
Whilst a fan said: “Goin for Izzy’s whole family.”
Pereira 3-0 Israel Adesanya
‘Poatan’ has had an upper hand on the ‘Stylebender’ during all of their fights. Although Adesanya has been the dominant fighter during the fights, The Brazilian has been victorious. Moreover, Pereira has a theory for such an occurrence, but the style does not match.
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Apparently Alex Pereira lost to the same guy 3 times in amateur pic.twitter.com/avvICxZEgB
— Manolo 🥃 🏝 (@manny_mma_) November 24, 2022
“I’m going to say something that I’ve never told anyone,” Pereira said. “I have 28 fights in amateur, I won 25 of them by knockout, I lost three fights. Three times to the same guy. In amateur, three fights. I don’t understand why. But now I do. The styles don’t match.” Said the Brazilian.
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Overall, the reaction to Pereira‘s victory has been mixed, with some fans expressing disappointment and others praising him for his impressive performance. Regardless of how fans feel about the outcome, it’s clear that this rivalry between Pereira and Adesanya is far from over, and we can’t wait to see what happens next.
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