UFC 287: ‘Revenge is sweet’ for Adesanya after second-round KO win over Pereira

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Adesanya exacted some revengeonAlexPereirawith a brutal second-round knockout victory in Saturday’s UFC 287 main eventinMiami.

Adesanya floored the Brazilian at 4:21 in the second round in their middleweight fight, having come into the contest 0-3 against Pereira in their previous kickboxing and MMA bouts. Among those losseswasafifth-roundTKO atUFC281.

Pereira started well with Adesanya up against the cage, but the Nigerian responded emphatically, countering with some massiveright-handhits.

The Brazilian was hurt but finally put down by Adesanya with a left hook, beforepummellinghimwith a hammer fist leading to referee Dan Miragliotta’s intervention with Pereira unconscious “They say revenge is sweet,” Adesanya said “IfyouknowmeI’vegot a sweet tooth you already know, this is f***ing sweet” Adesanya, who said he was “playingpossum”withPereira early,wasdelightedtore-claim themiddleweightbelt “Alexis a great champion no matter what,”Adesanyasaid “Helost the belt tonight, but he’ll alwaysbethechampion Inhis storyI’mtheantagonist,inhis story I’m the bad guy but tonightit’smystory History “I toldyouthehunterisnowthe hunted Thankyouforbeating me Beating me made me a better fighter, a better person In this camp I didn’t f*** around I stayed in the grind andputmyselfthroughit”

In the co-main event, Gilbert Burns beat Jorge Masvidal by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 2928) in the welterweight division.Burns,whotrainsin Florida, was the clear winner, with Masvidal declaring after the bout that hewouldretire.