After choosing former multiple-fight foe, Alex Pereira to win at UFC 307 — which noticed him go towards current predictions towards the Brazilian, it appeared Israel Adesanya was more than pleased to look at on as the previous defended his title towards Khalil Rountree over the weekend.
Pereira, a former middleweight champion — who received undisputed gold towards Adesanya again in 2022 with a shocking rallying knockout at Madison Sq. Backyard, managed to defend the 205 pound title for the third time in simply seven months over the course of final weekend, stopping Rountree.
Battling towards the Syndicate MMA staple in a hotly-contested opening pair of rounds, late within the third body, Sao Paulo knockout star, Alex Pereira would push the tempo and strain towards Rountree, bloodying him with a well-placed jab and knee earlier than the buzzer sounded.
And within the fourth spherical, Pereira would pressure a stoppage — getting into a shocking move on the ft with exact placing to pressure a knockout win on the fence with a ghastly barrage of punches and knees, with referee, Marc Goddard calling a halt to the motion.
Reacting to Pereira’s knockout win over Rountree throughout a sitdown with comic, Andrew Schulz, Adesanya appeared completely satisfied to see his prior nemesis proceed his gorgeous reign on the mild heavyweight restrict.
Israel Adesanya heaps reward on Alex Pereira after UFC 307 knockout
If Khalil (Rountree) knocks him (Alex Pereira) out, that will be wonderful — however I believe Alex knocks him out,” Israel Adesanya mentioned on his YouTube channel because the duo stared down.
“The place’s the leg kick?” Adesanya requested of Pereira. “Discover the leg kick — it’s the attain, it’s the leg attain; he can’t contact it — He’s acquired this now, however towards the fence, he can’t get cocky or get snug, sh*t occurs. Khalil is healthier early on, I believe he has to [knock Pereira out] in any other case, ‘Poatan’ goes to get these leg kicks going once more as a result of the way in which he’s throwing these leg kicks is spectacular and his arms are up, his arms are up greater than most fights.”
“F*ck, Khalil is hard however he’s not robust sufficient — toughness will get you damage — good on him, he lasted longer than I assumed he would however not less than another person acquired him to the fourth spherical, that reveals how good Khalil is,” Adesanya defined.
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