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Farah Hannoun

Israel Adesanya on decision for quick UFC 287 rematch with Alex Pereira: ‘I roll the dice’

Israel Adesanya had no hesitation when deciding to rematch Alex Pereira.

Pereira (7-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) dethroned Adesanya to claim the middleweight title at UFC 281. With “The Stylebender” up 3-1 on the judges’ scorecards before getting finished, and having defended his belt five times, a rematch was imminent. The pair will run things back in the UFC 287 headliner on April 8 at the Miami-Dade Arena in Miami.

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