Adesanya held the middleweight belt since 2019 before Pereira knocked him out in the fifth round in November, but he gets the immediate rematch he asked for when they square off Saturday night in M…
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“Not many people get the opportunity to show how great they are, to rise to the occasion when all the odds are stacked against them, when people have counted them out,” Adesanya said. “For me, this fight I feel like the underdog. I feel like everyone’s counting me out. They’ve forgot what I’ve done in this game. They’ve forgot who I am, and it’s time to remind people how great I am.”
“I know how I can beat this guy,” Adesanya said. “I know every time I fight this guy I’m dominating him and beating him, and then he has this special ability to recover and put his foot on the gas. So I have to find a way to take him out of the driver’s seat, which I will.” Pereira, 35, easily could have passed on Adesanya’s rematch wish when considering which opponent he wanted for his first title defense.
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