sport news Israel Adesanya's coach compares Alex Pereira to Mike Tyson ahead of UFC 287 trends now
sport news Israel Adesanya's coach compares Alex Pereira to Mike Tyson ahead of UFC 287 trends now
Israel Adesanya's coach compares Alex Pereira to Mike Tyson with his 'superpower' to deliver one-shot KO, but insists there will be only small tweaks to tactics for UFC 287 showdown in Miami Israel Adesanya suffered late stoppage defeat by Alex Pereira to lost title The Nigerian-born Kiwi will have shot at revenge in main event of UFC 287 His coach Eugene Bareman insists they will only make small changes to strategy
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Israel Adesanya is preparing for one of the toughest challenges in combat sport in facing Alex Pereira, admitted his coach Eugene Bareman.
Pereira beat the Nigerian-born Kiwi twice in kickboxing before forcing a stoppage to win the UFC middleweight title from his old rival last year.
The duo will run it back at UFC 287 in Miami and Bareman has spoken about the challenge in preparing for someone with the rare ability of the Brazilian.
He told "It's Time For Sports: 'One of the hardest things in the sport is to fight someone like Pereira. People like
