UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is looking for a quick turnaround after winning back the title at UFC 287 on April 8, according to UFC president Dana White. Adesanya knocked out Alex Pereira in the second round of the UFC 287 main event to recapture the 185-pound championship. Pereira defeated 'The Last Stylebender' at UFC 281 and had previous beaten him twice in kickboxing. In the aftermath, Pereira announced the he's moving up to the light heavyweight division. As for Adesanya, he's

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Luke Rockhold was inspired by Israel Adesanya’s UFC 287 knockout

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Yousri Belgaroui, common kickboxing foe of Adesanya and Pereira, heads to Dana White’s Contender Series

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Israel Adesanya could fight again ‘before the end of the summer’

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UFC 293 results: Manel Kape out-battles Felipe Dos Santos, uses anti-gay slur while insulting City Kickboxing

DWCS 62 winner Jhonata Diniz issues warning to UFC heavyweight division: ‘The bad dreams is coming’

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