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Israel Adesanya is admitting that Alex Pereira has ‘bragging rights’, but claims he ‘knows something’ Alex doesn’t ahead of UFC 281.<\/p>\n

UFC 281 takes place this coming Saturday, November 12, 2022, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.<\/p>\n

The middleweight main event<\/a> will feature Israel Adesanya (23-1 MMA) vs Alex Pereira (6-1 MMA) in the championship match-up.<\/p>\n

It is true that challenger Alex Pereira previously beat the UFC middleweight champion Adesanya twice in kickboxing. But keep in mind, that was kickboxing.<\/p>\n

In speaking on ‘The MMA Hour’, Adesanya had this to say about his upcoming fight with the Brazilian:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is (business), but it\u2019s personal. This is about me and my legacy. This is about rewriting history. Even though it is history and I never chased this, this is about me rewriting a new path of history and just showing people what I can really do because, again, y\u2019all must\u2019ve forgot. They forget, they always forget. It\u2019s because of this Tik Tok era, the attention span is so quick, they move on so fast.”<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cSo this is personal. For me, I\u2019ve said less, he can do all the tennis ball videos and f***ing hoverboard things he wants, but for me I\u2019m just like, \u2018Cool. You do you.\u2019 He has bragging rights, so let him do that, but when it\u2019s time I know something he doesn\u2019t. I can\u2019t tell you.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Continuing Israel Adesanya, 33, credits himself for Pereira being where he currently is:<\/p>\n

\u201cWithout me, he wouldn\u2019t be here. Without me, he would have been exposed a long time ago. Without me – I cleared the way. I cleared the division first of all so there\u2019s not really anyone else to fight. I cleared the way for him to get to the top.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Concluding, while not revealing his strategy heading into UFC 281, Adesanya said:<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited for this one for different reasons. I know something you don\u2019t. (About me), f**k him.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Quotes via MMAFIGHTING<\/a><\/p>\n

Will you be watching with anticipation this Saturday night? Do you think Alex Pereira can defeat Israel Adesanya and claim the middleweight belt?<\/p>\n

Share your thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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