UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is looking ripped a month out from his next title defence.
Adesanya, 33, is preparing to make the sixth defence of his 185lb belt at UFC 281 in New York on November 12 when he fights former kickboxing rival Alex Pereira. The pair have previously fought twice in kickboxing but never in MMA, with Pereira winning a controversial split decision in 2016 before brutally knocking out Adesanya in their rematch the following year.
'Stylebender' has been bulking up in preparation for his third fight against Pereira and tipped the scales at 98kg two weeks ago, but has seemingly lost a decent amount of weight since then as he looks ripped in a recent picture. Both men will need to weigh no more than 84kg for their middleweight title clash, as Pereira is in for a hefty weight cut having weighed a whopping 105kg in August.
