‘The Last Stylebender’ admitted that he still holds a grudge over one moment in his career.
Israel Adesanya has produced some stellar performances inside the Octagon since debuting with the UFC in February of 2018.
The former two-time middleweight champion brought a level of striking into MMA that instantly made him one of the sport’s most dangerous specialists.
While Adesanya has put his rivalry with Alex Pereira behind him, their clashes in both kickboxing and the UFC have been a pivotal part of their legacies.
However, things could have been very different if ‘The Last Stylebender’ had achieved a goal that he believes he was unfairly denied.
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Israel Adesanya’s relationship with Glory soured after his middleweight title fight loss in 2017
At UFC 287, Israel Adesanya defeated Alex Pereira for the first time to finally record a win over his greatest rival.
Along with being the man who ended his first UFC middleweight title reign, ‘Poatan’ was the last man to beat Adesanya in kickboxing.
‘The Last Stylebender’ then signed to the leading MMA promotion the following year after parting ways with Glory, but it wasn’t his knockout…
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