UFC light heavyweight champ Alex Pereira says he respects Israel Adesanya despite his rival's four-fight losing streak. 'That can happen to me tomorrow,' Pereira told MMA Fighting.

Israel Adesanya is rooting for his former foe to make history at UFC Freedom 250. Alex Pereira (13-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) takes on Ciryl Gane (13-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) for the interim heavyweight title in Sunday ...

Israel Adesanya lauded Alex Pereira for attempting to chase history at UFC Freedom 250. Pereira (13-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC) failed to capture the interim heavyweight title when he was finished by Ciryl Gane ...

Israel Adesanya is rooting for his greatest rival to do something that’s never been done before. On Sunday, Alex Pereira attempts to be the first person to win titles in three UFC divisions when he ...

Two months ago, Sean Strickland was fighting an unranked opponent inside the UFC Apex. Now he's the UFC middleweight champion ...

Israel Adesanya watched his former rival fall short of history at UFC Freedom 250 and had nothing but respect to offer. Alex Pereira's bid to become a three-division UFC champion ended Sunday night ...

In many ways, former UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, was seen as the successor to 185-pound legend, Anderson Silva, despite accusations of being “overrated.” Unfortunately, it appears “The ...

A former UFC champion believes Alex Pereira winning the heavyweight title would be one of the biggest achievements in MMA history. Former UFC champions Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira have ended ...

Israel Adesanya wants Alex Pereira to make history at UFC White House. The former middleweight champion posted a video to his YouTube channel this week backing Pereira to beat Ciryl Gane in the ...