Israel Adesanya blasts Alex Pereira calling for 3rd fight

Alex Pereira won the vacant light heavyweight title in the UFC 295 main event by bludgeoning Jiri Prochazka with elbows, just 11 fights into his mixed martial arts career is now a two-division champion.

After hitting Prochazka early with leg kicks and dropping the previous champion with a stunning left hook as they traded blows close to the cage, he won gold.

Attempting to seize a takedown in order to stave off an impending attack Prochazka went to his knees.

Pereira responded with a barrage of punches and elbows to the side of Prochazka's head, sending him slumping backwards onto the floor.

The fight ended at 4:08 in the second round after the onslaught persisted and referee Marc Goddard saw enough.

Although Prochazka seemed to get back up very soon in the replays, Pereira thought the intervention was appropriate.

Prochazka expressed no grievances when speaking about the loss, despite the fact that there were undoubtedly concerns with Goddard's call.

Pereira after the fight stated he wants to take on Adesanya for the third time.

He said, “I know that I’m not going to do what he did to me to and make me fight three times to fight him at middleweight.

"I know it’s a guy we have a lot of history. I want to make this fight happen. Adesanya, come to daddy.”

Adesanya responded to that on social media, citing the Disney movie "Frozen" as inspiration.

After knocking out Pereira in their most recent meeting at UFC 283 in April, Adesanya's attitude seems to suggest he isn't interested in facing him again.

Before that, Pereira had defeated Adesanya twice in kickboxing and once more in mixed martial arts (MMA) after Adesanya lost the UFC middleweight title to him via knockout in November 2023.

After losing the title to Sean Strickland at UFC 293 in September, Adesanya has been on a break from the sport.