Alex Pereira has insisted he is still a better fighter than Israel Adesanya despite being knocked out by his rival in their rematch.
Adesanya won back his UFC middleweight title with a second-round knockout against Pereira in Miami earlier this month. It was Adesanya's first win against Pereira in four fights having previously lost twice to the Brazilian in kickboxing and once in MMA. Pereira plans to move up to light-heavyweight for his next fight, but that didn't stop him reminding Adesanya about the results of their previous meetings.
“We are the best,” Pereira tweeted, accompanied by clips of his past fights against Adesanya. “But I’m still better. Numbers don’t lie. 3:1.” Pereira won a controversial decision against Adesanya in the kickboxing ring in 2016 and knocked him out in their rematch the following year. 'Poatan' was losing most of his UFC title clash against Adesanya last November, but pulled off a stunning comeback to win by knockout in the final round.
