Israel Adesanya knocked out Pereira to reclaim his UFC middleweight title on Sunday.
Adesanya finished off Pereira with a devastating counter punch in round two and regained the title he lost to the Brazilian last year.
Prior to this fight, Pereira had outpointed and knocked out the Nigerian in kick-boxing twice, before the pair moved to MMA and the UFC.
The Stylebender was the reigning middleweight champion, until Pereira who came into the sport much later took the title from him five months ago.
Their second meeting in the UFC 287 is the co main event and it ended after two rounds, with the Stylebender knocking out Pereira.
It was going to be the repeat of November’s fight as Pereira had Adesanya in the corner, throwing punches and kicks, but the fight quickly turned on its head when Adesanya caught Pereira unaware with fierce right hand, sending him to canvas.
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