PERTH, Australia – Israel Adesanya is putting pressure on himself for his rematch with UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira.
Adesanya (23-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC) will look to reclaim his middleweight title from Pereira (7-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) when the pair throw down in the UFC 287 headliner on April 8 at Miami-Dade Arena in Miami.
Pereira rallied to knock out Adesanya at UFC 281, his third straight win over “The Last Stylebender” after defeating him twice in kickboxing. But heading into their rematch, Adesanya is looking at this opportunity as a clean slate.