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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...

UFC: Drake wins bet on Israel Adesanya

UFC: Drake wins bet on Israel Adesanya

Multiple award-winning Canadian music star Aubrey ‘Drake’ Graham revealed he won $2.7 million after he bet on Nigerian MMA fighter Israel Adesanya to defeat Alex Pereira in the UFC 287 event on Saturday. Adesanya reclaimed his middleweight title with a second-round knockout in front of a packed crowd at the FTX Arena in Miami. Drake, who lost a whopping $1.6 million back in November 2022 after...

UFC 287: Adesanya reclaims title with knockout win

UFC 287: Adesanya reclaims title with knockout win

Nigerian mixed martial artist Israel Adesanya regained his UFC middleweight title by knocking out Brazilian archrival Alex Pereira in the main event of UFC 287 at the FTX Arena in Miami on Saturday. Although it was just their second bout in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the pair had faced each other on two other occasions during their kickboxing careers (2016 and 2017), with Pereira emerging victorious...