Former undisputed UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya has revealed a peroneal nerve injury inflicted by Alex Pereira during their UFC 281 main event back in November of last year, hampered his final round performance at Madison Square Garden, prior to his TKO loss.
Adesanya, a former undisputed middleweight champion under the banner of the UFC, headlines UFC 287 next weekend against Sao Paulo knockout artist, Pereira in an immediate championship rematch.
Taking main event honors at the Miami, Florida event, Adesanya will look to snap a run of threen consecutive losses to the Brazilian over the course of their respective combat sports careers.