At UFC 234 on February 10, former Middleweight king of the world Anderson Silva (34-8; 1 NC) takes on Israel Adesanya (15-0). To help him prepare for the young undefeated fighter, Silva has turned to one of Adesanya’s former foes, and is now training with Glory champion Alex Pereira. Marc Raimondi reports that Silva has brought Pereira in to train with him in the lead-up to the Adesanya fight.
Pereira is a Brazilian fighter who currently holds the Glory Middleweight world title. But most importantly here, he’s also twice faced Adesanya under kickboxing rules, and twice defeated him.