Former UFC Middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya is out to get revenge against his greatest rival, Alex Pereira. After, ‘Poatan’ recently snatched the championship belt and ended ‘The Last Stylebender’s reign as the middleweight champion at UFC 281. After a neck-to-neck battle, Pereira dropped a series of heavy punches on Adesanya to seal his victory and claim the middleweight title. The kickboxing techniques of both the MMA fighters were on full display throughout the 5-round thriller. But, for their next meet, ‘The Stylebender’ wants to use a new strategy to incapacitate his long-time rival.

However, fans don’t agree that this alternative approach would alter the result in any way. Their point is, the Brazilian almost always found some way to defeat the New Zealander and has managed to secure 3 wins against him. With 2 of those 3, from their early kickboxing days. Will Stylebender finally get his revenge?

Fans react to Israel Adesanya practicing grappling techniques

Israel Adesanya practiced a few grappling techniques to get an advantage over his rival. However, The Pataxó tribe native seems to be the fans’ favorite, after he proved his efficacy to beat ‘Stylebender’, no matter the sport.

• Israel dagestanya
• Oh so you’re a wrestler now?
• I mean considering he almost knocked him out in the first round he doesn’t need the wrestling, but with added grappling he’ll just make the fight easier
• Clearly his only way to win
• Cool. Israel will be this close to beating him and then he’ll lose again. 4-0.

However, Adesanya is consumed with revenge. He is ready to do whatever it takes to bring down ‘Poatan’.

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• Rematch? How do you get a rematch after 3 losses?!
• He should find a better wrestling partner
• Interesting,4-0 otw
• Lmaooo yea except pereira is not 5’4
• 4:0 incoming
• He’s sparing a midget
• Pereira really made him a wrestler

Fans believe their next match will also go in favor of Pereira to make it 4-0.

Alex Pereira once claimed ‘Stylebender’ would never get past him

Israel Adesanya might hate Alex Pereira to the core for stripping him of the title. However, he even has some love for him, deep inside. Despite their fierce antagonism, Adesanya found it inside himself to praise his rival’s walkout style.

He admitted, “beautiful. That’s a gangsta fcking entrance.” “The costume, the villainry of it…” on comedian Andrew Schultz’s FLAGRANT podcast.

Therefore, he proved that despite their enmity inside the Octagon, they still respect each other.

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Do you believe Izzy can beat his biggest rival?