Alex Pereira calls out Israel Adesanya for final UFC showdown

In a recent Twitter post, the two-time UFC middleweight champion put out a photo of a knocked-out Pereira over an edited crime-scene backdrop, writing, “I love this game.”

Israel Adesanya left, and Alex Pereira fight in their middleweight title match during the UFC 287 event at the Kaseya Center on Saturday, April 8, 2023, in downtown Miami. | Photo Credit: AP

The drama around two of the biggest names in UFC currently - Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya doesn’t seem to stop anytime soon.

After annihilating Pereira in the UFC 287 middleweight title bout with a knockout finish in the second round at the FTX Arena in Miami, Florida, last month, the undisputed 185-pound champion left no stone unturned to mock his long-term rival on and off the cage.

As an act of retaliation, Adesanya, dubbed ‘The Last Stylebender,’ mocked Pereira’s son and also posted a reaction video on his official YouTube channel, which has over 1.5 million views.

In a recent Twitter post, the two-time UFC middleweight champion put out a photo of a knocked-out Pereira over an edited crime-scene backdrop, writing, “I love this game.”

The Brazilian responded by inviting him to another fight to show the world who is the true champion. He replied, “In kick-boxing it’s impossible now to be better than me. In MMA it’s 1:1. Be real with your fans and let’s show the world who is better in MMA”.

In kick-boxing it's impossible now to be better than me. In MMA it's 1:1. Be real with your fans and let's show the world who is better in MMA.

— Alex "Poatan" Pereira (@AlexPereiraUFC) May 3, 2023

Pereira had a three-to-one record against Adesanya. He defeated him twice in the kickboxing circuit and knocked him out to crown the middleweight title in December 2022.