Pereira went 2-0 against Adesanya in kickboxing ... a lot would have to align for the two to face off in an MMA trilogy bout. But this is MMA, and crazier things have happened.

But the whole card? 8.5," Adesanya said. A women's strawweight matchup between Amanda Lemos and Iasmin Lucindo, and another stellar lightweight bout between King Green and Mauricio Ruffy are the ...

I see a lot of people falling off the bandwagon ... but Dricus du Plessis, Israel Adesanya and the Jiri that just won - I thought they could've beaten Alex Pereira that night." ...

Witness Alex Pereira's first title defense against former titleholder and contender Israel Adesanya on Your World of Champions | Sunday 9 April #UFC287 #pereira #adesanya ...