Alex Pereira is giving MMA another go.
The Legacy Fighting Alliance announced Thursday that it has signed the two-division Glory Kickboxing champion who is perhaps best known to MMA fans as the last person to date to defeat current UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya.
Pereira, 33, actually holds two kickboxing wins over Adesanya, though it is his second victory over “The Last Stylebender” that has resonated since they fought in March 2017. At a Glory of Heroes show in Brazil, Pereira knocked Adesanya out with a devastating left hook.
Less than a year later, Adesanya would join the UFC where he has posted a 9-0 record and two successful defenses of a middleweight title.