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The UFC fans were sent into a frenzy after Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira bumped into each other at an airport. It seems as if both of these long-time rivals find it difficult to avoid each other. However, after their brief encounter, ‘The Last Stylebender’ left a reminder for ‘Poatan’ on his Instagram account.

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Israel Adesanya’s rivalry with Alex Pereira has been one of the most entertaining things about the UFC. Their rivalry has continued from their days in Glory Kickboxing and has continued in Dana White’s promotion. After his recent win at UC 287, Adesanya has continued to take jibes at Alex Pereira on social media.

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Israel Adesanya finds himself in the same airport as Alex Pereira

Fans saw the reigning middleweight champion traveling with featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski in Australia. However, both of them were surprised to find Alex Pereira at the airport at the same time. Both Adesanya and Pereira shared a few posts regarding their unexpected run-in with each other on social media.

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When ‘Poatan’ shared a video clip after bumping into Adesanya, both fighters were sharing a cordial conversation and greeting each other with fist bumps. He captioned his post: “Guess who I met at the airport?” While ”The Last Stylebender shared a post with the caption: “My life is a video game.” It was really one of the most hilarious things the UFC fans have witnessed in a long time.

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2-time champion leaves a message for Alex Pereira

Israel Adesanya might have had an amusing run-in with his long-time rival, he didn’t miss the opportunity to give Pereira a reminder. ‘The Last Stylebender’ took to Instagram and shared a story of the Brazilian at the airport and wrote: “FYI: I got the kill shot.” The message clearly indicates that Israel Adesanya is still relishing his UFC 287 win.

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He reminded ‘Poatan’ that he should remember the fact that his first UFC loss came against Adesanya, with whom he had a flawless record. The Kiwi fighter followed that reminder up with a subsequent story about that airport encounter. He wrote, “Airports ain’t been the same since the ‘vid.'”

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At this point, it seems unlikely that Adesanya and Pereira will fight again in the UFC. However, a rubber match could happen at some point, depending on how they do in the future. What do you think?

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