Off the back of his championship redemption at UFC 287 last month, middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya remains a distinct betting favorite to defeat arch-rival, Alex Pereira in a much-speculated and discussed trilogy rubber match between the two.
Headlining UFC 287 last month in Miami, Florida, City Kickboxing striker, Adesanya managed to reclaim his undisputed middleweight championship with a stunning second round KO win over Pereira, flattening the Sao Paulo native with a devastating counter hook at the Octagon fence.
However, back in November of last year, Pereira minted himself as the undisputed middleweight champion in the main event of UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden, stopping Adesanya with a rallying fifth round standing TKO of his own at the Octagon fence.