Pereira vs Adesanya 2: UFC 287: Israel Adesanya is known to be a loudmouth who doesn’t hesitate to voice out his mind. Prior to the biggest test of his career at UFC 287 against Alex Pereira, ‘Izzy’ seems to be donning the same character. Follow UFC 287: Pereira vs Adesanya LIVE Streaming updates with Insidesport.IN.
Israel Adesanya weighed in at 184.5 lbs and is ready to challenge Pereira for his lost Middleweight belt. Meanwhile, Izzy’s social media posts seem to be a reason why netizens seem vexed with the former 185 lbs titlist.
In a social media post, Israel Adesanya ridiculed Taiwan and Tongo by putting emojis on the national flags. He wrote, “You uncultured swi*es…IYKYK.”
You uncultured swines…IYKYK 🇹🇴 🇼🇸 pic.twitter.com/lACAerHb8X
— Israel Adesanya (@stylebender) April 7, 2023
MMA fans and Netizens didn’t go easy on Izzy as they reminisced how Alex Pereira won the belt from him at UFC 281. Here’s how a few of the people reacted to Israel Adesanya’s tweet.
https://twitter.com/MMAearnest/status/1644195303984070658
Thank you sir pic.twitter.com/5NymYreDhO
— The Combat Sports Central (@combatsportscnt) April 7, 2023
you ain’t the main character bro.
— Sodapop (@RuthlessSodapop) April 7, 2023
— @pratikraut (@pratikanilraut2) April 7, 2023
https://twitter.com/Real_Nelson1/status/1644317258326343680
*buys a “Danny from Unleashed collar” off of @WishShopping and not @amazon after the L to make a meme out of yourself*
— Contentush (@contentush) April 7, 2023
It ain’t that bro it’s the dog collar 💀
— JTMONEY (@jtmoney082108) April 7, 2023
Israel Adesanya also took a toll on USDA and suggested that there should be more monitoring from them. His opponent Alex Pereira dropped 18 lbs in a day and successfully made the championship weight today.
Now they are aligned for the fight day, as Izzy has a lot on the line to prove. Alex Pereira has beaten Israel Adesanya twice in kickboxing and once in MMA, with a perfect 3-0 over the Nigerian-born star. It remains to be seen whether Israel Adesanya can finally turn the tables at UFC 287 or end up losing to Alex Pereira again.
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While the main card will get most of the attention, the prelims and early prelims also feature some very big names. Kelvin Gastelum, Chris Curtis, Michael Chiesa, and Li Jingliang will compete on the prelims card. Here’s the full card for UFC 287.
Main card
Alex Pereira vs Israel Adesanya
Gilbert Burns vs Jorge Masvidal
Rob Font vs Adrian Yanez
Kevin Holland vs Santiago Ponzinibbio
Christian Rodriguez vs Raul Rosas Jr.
Prelims
Chris Curtis vs Kelvin Gastelum
Michael Chiesa vs Li Jingliang
Luana Pinheiro vs Michelle Waterson
Chase Sherman vs Chris Barnett
Early Prelims
Gerald Meerschaert vs Joe Pyfer
Cynthia Calvillo vs Loopy Godinez
Ignacio Bahamondes vs Nikolas Motta
Steve Garcia vs Shayilan Nuerdanbieke
Jaqueline Amorim vs Sam Hughes
So there you have it. Which fight are you most looking forward to on April 8?
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