By Abimbola Ogunnaike
The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has congratulated professional mixed martial artist, Israel Adesanya, after he reclaimed his UFC middleweight belt title in the Ultimate Fighting Championship 287.
Tinubu, who congratulated him via his Twitter handle on Sunday, 9 April, 2023, wrote, “Congratulations to Israel Adesanya #stylebender on reclaiming the UFC Middleweight Title. He never stopped believing in himself and we did not stop believing in him. #NaijaProud.”
Thegazellenews.com reported that Pereira Sunday morning was unleashing body hooks and a knee to the ribs, with Adesanya backed against the cage, when the challenger threw a right hook out of nowhere!
It froze Pereira, so similar to the end of the first round in their last fight, but this time there was no buzzer to save Pereira; the next punch dropped him, and he was out cold after the fist.
Adesanya, who celebrated by imitating firing arrows at his rival, had suffered a controversial points loss to Pereira in their first kickboxing match fight.
In their rematch, also in kickboxing, Adesanya was leading but was knocked out. In November, in their first MMA clash, Adesanya was ahead, but he was beaten in the final round.
After seven years in which they have fought four times, ‘The Last Stylebender’ finally gets his win over Pereira, and in stunning fashion.
