{"id":399108,"date":"2021-11-08T20:00:25","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T04:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=399108"},"modified":"2021-11-08T20:01:39","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T04:01:39","slug":"israel-adesanya-reacts-after-former-opponent-alex-pereira-scores-a-knockout-in-his-ufc-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/israel-adesanya-reacts-after-former-opponent-alex-pereira-scores-a-knockout-in-his-ufc-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Adesanya reacts after former opponent Alex Pereira scores a knockout in his UFC debut"},"content":{"rendered":"

Israel Adesanya tuned in to watch his former kickboxing opponent Alex Pereira make his Octagon debut Saturday night at UFC 268.<\/p>\n

Pereira (4-1 MMA), a former Glory Kickboxing champion, made his highly anticipated UFC debut last weekend at MSG against Andreas Michailidis.<\/p>\n

During his storied kickboxing past, Alex Pereira scored two victories over reigning UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, the second of which was a nasty KO.<\/p>\n

With that being said, many fans and analysts were hoping the former Glory champ would emerge victorious at MSG.<\/p>\n

Saturday\u2019s featured prelim between Pereira and Michailidis ended in violent fashion. After a clinch-filled opening round, the Brazilian was able to utilize his early separation in round two to throw and land a flying knee. The strike left Andreas Michailidis in a heap on the canvas (see that here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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Alex Pereira flying knee KO at UFC 268<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In a video posted to his personal YouTube channel<\/a>, Israel Adesanya can be seen providing his live reaction to the fight and subsequent KO.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s pretty much like me and (Derek) Brunson\u00a0\u2013\u00a0he\u2019s trying to find a way (to take him down) cause he\u2019s scared of the striking,\u201d<\/em> Adesanya said in the video (h\/t MMAJunkie<\/a>). \u201cCause you know he\u2019s going to shoot, well-timed knee just straight up. Bang. There it is. I thought he was going to do it when he shot in, but I didn\u2019t think he was going to fly at him.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Israel Adesanya continued and suggested he hopes to see Alex Pereira in the next four fights.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe talked about this like two days ago. We need something new. Especially after you lap the division again. \u2026 Good job Pereira, that was nice. One thing I notice is everyone always holds on to that win he has over me like it\u2019s the be all end all. I hope he does well. I hope he does well through the ranks. In the next four fights, I hope to see him. They\u2019ll show you the knockout, but they won\u2019t show you what happened before the finish. I hurt him, but I only throw (hands) because I was infiltrated by other people\u2019s thoughts. But that was when I was younger. Not anymore. It\u2019s different now. What doesn\u2019t kill you makes you stronger.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Israel Adesanya tuned in to watch his former kickboxing opponent Alex Pereira make his Octagon debut Saturday night at UFC 268. Pereira (4-1 MMA), a former Glory Kickboxing champion, made his highly anticipated UFC debut last weekend at MSG against Andreas Michailidis. 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