Former UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira has reached out to reigning holder of the belt, Israel Adesanya, on his social media to offer a third fight.
Alex Pereira on his Twitter
In kickboxing it’s impossible now to be better than me,” Alex Pereira tweeted in response to Israel Adesanya. “In MMA it’s 1:1. Be real with your fans and let’s show the world who is better in MMA.
Recall, the first fight of Pereira and Adesanya took place in November 2022 in the main event of UFC 281. Then the fight ended in favor of Alex by TKO in the fifth round.
The second fight took place in April, at UFC 287, in the main event of which Adesanya knocked out Pereira in the second round and took back the middleweight belt. Alex has seven wins and two losses under his belt. Israel has 24 wins and two losses.
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