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UFC: Pereira switches weight division after defeat to Adesanya

UFC: Pereira switches weight division after defeat to Adesanya

Former UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira has confirmed his switch to the light heavyweight divison after he lost his title to Nigeria-born Israel Adesanya last Saturday. Pereira was knocked out by Adesanya in the UFC 287 main event in Miami over the weekend, which ended his over four-month stay as the division's champion. The former kickboxing star, on Thursday, disclosed that he is moving on for...