UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is relishing the chance to avenge his two kickboxing defeats to Alex Pereira.
Adesanya and Pereira first met in 2016 when the Brazilian earned a decision win against the soon-to-be middleweight champion. The pair met again just over a year later, with Pereira brutally knocking his rival out by way of his trademark left hook.
Switching between MMA and kickboxing at the time of the loss, Adesanya never fought again in kickboxing after the brutal defeat. He was already 10-0 in MMA and signed for the UFC the following year, whilst Pereira only made his UFC debut last November.
