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Farah Hannoun

Israel Adesanya before UFC 281: Kickboxing losses to Alex Pereira were ‘me not staying true to my style’

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya doesn’t rate Alex Pereira’s MMA career too highly just yet.

That’s because Pereira has competed just seven times as a professional and three times in the octagon. But after Pereira knocked out streaking contender Sean Strickland in the first round at UFC 276, it was enough to earn him a shot at Adesanya’s title in Saturday’s UFC 281 main event at Madison Square Garden in New York.

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