Brazilian MMA fighter Fernando Rodriguez spoke about the fight with the UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira who will face the ex-champion Israel Adesanya .
The fight will headline the UFC 287 card, scheduled for April 8.
– I already had the opportunity to train with Poatan (nickname of Alex Pereira – approx.). He is a very strong and powerful fighter. He takes it and resists every blow. It’s clear that Adesanya is a strong opponent and he trains constantly, but it seems to me that the psychological factor will play a big role here. Still, they had three fights, two of which ended in a knockout. I think the fourth fight will also end with a knockout and the belt will stay in Brazil,” Rodriguez said in an interview with MMA.Metaratings.ru.
Pereira and Adesanya met in November 2022, the Brazilian beat Adesanya by technical knockout and won the championship belt. Prior to this, the fighters also faced each other in two fights under kickboxing rules, in both cases Pereira won.
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