Israel Adesanya expects to unhook a violent topic when he defends his middleweight crown versus Alex Pereira at UFC 281.
‘The Last Stylebender’ will squint to protract his reign of supreme at the top of the middleweight semester when he defends his title versus fellow former kickboxing opponent, Alex Pereira, at UFC 281.
Adesanya has faced his next opponent on two previous occasions when both men competed in kickboxing, suffering defeat on both occasions. Despite this Adesanya is ready to unhook a violent topic when he steps into squatter Pereira for the first time in MMA.
Speaking in an interview with TMZ Sports TV, the middleweight champion aims to start the mental warfare with Pereira surpassing the pair enter the cage, promising to leave the octagon and his opponent in a underdone state.
“I want to make this a horror movie.”
“I want to be the first person he sees when he wakes up. I want to make sure I’m right in his line of sight so he’s looking at me,” Israel Adesanya said.
Despite suffering defeats previously when the two men encountered, Israel Adesanya believes people are making too much out of their previous meetings and feels competing versus Pereira in MMA suits him far largest than it does the Brazilian.
“100%, plane though the way you defend is different, the way you wade is different. It’s kinda stupid sometimes. No disrespect to kickboxing,” Adesanya stated.
“I unchangingly felt my striking was largest suited for MMA, for the glove size but moreover the way, the freeness of attacking, I can clinch someone and trip ’em down. I can elbow, things like that and I know he’s good at stuff like that as well but I’ve been doing this a lot longer.”
Israel Adesanya reflects on kickboxing encounters with Alex Pereira
Despite not showing much snooping well-nigh suffering two defeats to Pereira previously, Israel Adesanya revealed he has gone over the footage from the two previous times they have shared the ring.
Instead, Adesanya sees this as a endangerment for redemption, both men have grown exponentially since previously fighting but the 185-pound champion feels his wits competing in mixed martial arts is going to hold unconfined value when the pair meet in the headline matchup at UFC 281.
“I’ve looked when at them and I’ve taken a few things yonder from them but it is a variegated fight. I’m not the same guy, he’s not the same guy either, but again, I’ve been doing this a lot longer and people forget,” Adesanya said.
“For me, I have reminded them. I unchangingly do when it’s time. I remind people and show them how unconfined I am. This is just flipside one of those times I have to do it.”
The fight goes lanugo Saturday … inside the “world’s most famous arena.” (Transcribed by TMZ Sports)
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Will Israel Adesanya retain his middleweight title at UFC 281, or will Alex Pereira be worldly-wise to secure a third victory and requirement the 185-pound title?
