Adesanya Released After Arrest

By Daily Sports Nigeria on November 18, 2022

Nigerian-born Israel Adesanya has been released after he was detained at a New York airport following an attempt to go through security with brass knuckles.

Adesanya was arrested on Wednesday at JFK Terminal for possessing metal knuckles.

However, the former champion believes he and Alex Pereira are not done with each other.

At UFC 281, Adesanya and Pereira faced off for the third time in combat sports, and once again, things did not end well for Adesanya. Though he was behind on the scorecards entering the final round, Pereira pulled off an incredible comeback, hurting Adesanya with a left hook and then pouring on shots until referee Marc Goddard jumped in for the standing TKO.

The loss moved Adesanya to 0-3 against Pereira, and while he isn’t a fan of the stoppage, the former UFC middleweight champion is still in good spirits after losing his belt, in part because he knows they’ll meet again.

 “I’ll watch the fight again,” Adesanya told Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour. “I haven’t watched the fight again, but I don’t think I’m going to fixate on it, because it’s not one of these things that’s like, ‘Oh, goddamn it!’ I’ll fight him again. I’ll probably fight him two more times.”

Though Adesanya is 0-3 against Pereira, including two knockout losses, his first two defeats were in kickboxing, making it much more likely the UFC would book a fourth fight. UFC President Dana White even said as much, suggesting an immediate rematch could be in store. Adesanya certainly agrees, saying that his next fight will be against Pereira, even if Pereira loses the title to someone else before then.

Source Sporting Sun

Posted November 18, 2022


 

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