Alex Pereira has detailed his "dangerous" sparring session with Zhilei Zhang as he prepares for his rematch with Israel Adesanya.
'Poatan' was crowned UFC middleweight champion last year after dismissing long-term rival Adesanya with a last-gasp KO. However it will not be the last he has seen of his counterpart, who will attempt to win his belt back at UFC 287 on April 9 in Miami.
Despite Adesanya's strong title run prior to being dethroned, Pereira will go into the contest as favourite and has been preparing hard to retain his belt in a maiden defence. Part of his training has been a heavyweight sparring session with boxing star Zhang, who is set to face Joe Joyce in London next month.
