By the fifth round of last weekend’s main event between Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya, I can’t say I saw that ending coming. Adesanya had taken some of Pereira’s thunder, but he was still standing and could have coasted to a decision win. The best fighters all have an ego, though, and Adesanya kept dipping his toes into the fire in the final round, and eventually, he got burned. Kudos to the new champ for continuing to fight what was shaping up to be a losing battle, and to the former champ for not sitting on a lead. So yes, Pereira is a scary dude, but Adesanya remains just as scary, and I can’t wait to see them get after it again real soon.
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