Shana Evers on Izzy: UFC 287: Israel Adesanya knocked out Alex Pereira to become the middleweight champion at UFC 287 in Miami. Having avenged his loss to Poatan, which goes back to their kickboxing days, Adesanya earned a career-defining victory. Follow UFC 287: Pereira vs Adesanya LIVE Streaming updates with Insidesport.IN.
He has earned attention from the entire combat world. With Mike Tyson, Donald Trump, and several more celebrities present in the arena, Izzy has also earned a heartfelt message from his reported partner, Shana Evers.
Evers, an Australian model, was rumored to be dating Israel Adesanya. She had posted pictures with the UFC champion on her official IG profile, which is nowhere found now. It is doubtful whether the two are actually dating. However, Shana Evers didn’t forget to send her warm wishes for Israel Adesanya post-UFC 287.
Israel Adesanya was a betting favorite prior to the fight. However, he was an underdog in the eyes of several people, including MMA experts. Pereira has three wins (2-Kickboxing, 1-MMA) over Adesanya, two coming via KOs.
The Brazilian was confident bout beating Adesanya for the fourth time at UFC 287. For a while, it seemed possible, as Alex Pereira injured Adesanya with a knee. That said, Izzy counter-attacked brilliantly and fed Alex Pereira to the canvas.
With Poatan already out, Izzy landed a massive hammer fist that shut out the lights for Pereira. Israel Adesanya then went on to mock Pereira by imitating his bow and arrow celebration. Izzy didn’t stop there. He further targeted Pereira’s son and mocked the little boy who had dared to belittle Israel Adesanya after his KO loss in 2017.
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UFC 287 was a star-filled event with many spectacular fights on the display. Jorge Masvidal lost to Gilbert Burns in the co-main event and announced his retirement from MMA. There was a total of 5 Knockouts in the entire event with three happening on the main card. Check the full UFC 287 results below.
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UFC 287 Main Card Results
Israel Adesanya beats Alex Pereira via KO
Gilbert Burns beats Jorge Masvidal via decision
Rob Font beats Adrian Yanez via KO
Kevin Holland beats Santiago Ponzinibbio via KO
Christian Rodriguez beats Raul Rosas Jr. via decision
UFC 287 Prelims Results
Kelvin Gastelum beats Chris Curtis via decision
Luana Pinheiro beats Michelle Waterson via decision
Joe Pyfer beats Gerald Meerschaert via KO.
Lupita Godinez beats Cynthia Calvillo via decision
UFC 287 Early Prelims Results
Ignacio Bahamondes beats Trey Ogden via decision
Steve Garcia beats Sha Yilan via KO
Sam Hughes beats Jaqueline Amorim via decision
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