Why Alex Pereira vs Israel Adesanya is The Greatest UFC Rivalry of All Time

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[@YuriSD270]

As a portuguese speaker, the translation of what Pereira said is 100% correct. Fun fact that in brazil no one says Alex Pereira, we call him POATAN.

[@thearyaputra]

May I know, what does Poatan mean in English?

[@jacobbucheral4003]

@@thearyaputrastone hand

[@CaesarAtrox]

​@@thearyaputraStone hands

[@GuiMMA_MMA]

@@thearyaputra Hands of stone

[@nimmha6708]

Hands of stone @@thearyaputra

[@yaciinho]

Izzy becoming the “I beat that guy one time” after saying Pereira is the one that will be saying it is truly magnificent and unheard of

[@scottc2076]

Izzy is the guy, when Alex is champion, sitting at the bar (drunk driving) saying I beat that guy one time

[@danielo7985]

He'll never be that because he cleared out the MW division something Poatan hasn't done in either division. This all being said, his stocks are so low rn so I'm not surprised to see these takes

[@shpvt1118]

Once Alex became light heavyweight champion, Izzy posted Elsa memes where he beat Alex that one time.

[@jadenthelistener1700]

Y’all say this like Izzy isn’t a much bigger deal than alex despite Alex’s recent win

[@BrandonBreathes]

Izzy beat him twice (the first kickboxing match) let’s b real💀

[@jasonwolfe5787]

For some reason people thought AP was the bad guy in this story. Infact it couldn't be further from the truth. Fought his way out of poverty and alcoholism. Alex only had 13 fights when he fought izzy in kb and he had done 80 fights. Came to mma in his mid 30s and won 2 belts, incredible!

[@clucky8327]

A good guy wouldn't jerk off their dog

[@plokijuh5830]

He got given a LHW title shot way too quickly

[@BussySlayercranker]

@@plokijuh5830 he was literally middleweight champ just one fight ago, then he moves up and beats a former LHW champion, jamal hill vacates the belt, what do you want Alex to do, clear out the top 5 before fighting for a vacated belt?

[@swazzyyk9880]

@@BussySlayercranker😂 that guy is clueless, that’s why Alex fought jan, it would be different if ufc gave Alex the title shot soon as he moved up, but they didn’t, Alex beat the number 1# contender, then he was rightfully got a title shot

[@joedamato5892]

Maybe its just how menacing Alex is. Im not surprised that people would assume Alex is a bad guy after seeing that cold dead look in his eyes

[@flameguy3416]

The records add so much aswell. Adesanya loses to Jan Blachowicz in his LHW debut. Alex beats Jan Blachowicz in his LWH debut. Alex beat Sean Strickland via KO. Sean almost KOed Adesanya and won.

[@Natsu4495]

Alex pereira is way more dangerous and offensive than izzy. Great ko power on both hand and leg

[@OG-512]

Its sad however hiw much people disrespect Izzy.

[@maltheri9833]

​@ADX49 Can't deny his resume. Only way you can disrespect him is if you pretend he hasn't beaten who he has.

[@GiveYaADoin]

And then on top of that the last time they fought izzy did leave him dead.

[@maggoteater2290]

​@@OG-512to be fair he just makes it that easy

[@comradequico5528]

Alex really took the main character role away from Izzy, and the guy isn’t even trying. Every interview with Izzy was basically him trying to say anything to make himself sound like a anime protagonist. 😂

[@TJWALKERWRESTLING]

“Israel adesanya come to daddy” 🤓

[@sld3577]

@@TJWALKERWRESTLINGgood zinger

[@Cagefighter209]

He tried too hard. Izzy flatlined him😂

[@sld3577]

@@Cagefighter209 He should do it again!

[@gavindeanda809]

@@Cagefighter2093-1 bud izzy will never fight him again he’s running off with his win like a child. Izzy slept his ass but didn’t Alex do the same ( oxygen mask) . At least alex isn’t afraid of giving another chance like izzy is now doing

[@95mcqueen5]

Another thing I like about this rivalry is that both sides have wins and losses. Big rivalries like Khabib's or Jones' were always one sided, making it much more predicted. If Izzy and Poatan ever fight again any fighter could win

[@maltheri9833]

It's gonna be at LHW and even harder of a fight for him than before. He's gonna be at a size disadvantage snd fighting Alex at an even bigger size. Israel is gonna need some size and power

[@fmgmack]

@@maltheri9833he has plenty of power

[@kaloseltrotter236]

He needs to bulk up if it is in LHW. Izzy already has power and precision. In their 4 fights, Izzy rocked Alex in 3 of them

[@cogitare541]

​@@kaloseltrotter236and lost 3

[@lowbornfool1713]

​@@cogitare541What a petty response lol he was referring to his ability to hurt him. Relax 😂

[@Zoot_Troop]

“Except Aang didn’t jerk off Momo” lmaoooo that was so hilarious

[@dominickgeneroso6999]

really was lmao

[@oneleapforward903]

Made me "woooow" out loud

[@sld3577]

😭

[@BTL_LTW]

Not really, this guy is probably living vicariously through Poatan, imagining it’s Pac-Man vs Mayweather again.

[@sld3577]

@@BTL_LTW Lol what kind of cope is that 😂

[@HeliodromusScorpio]

That joke with momo took me off guard😂😂😂😂

[@federalgodson]

I think Izzy is not in the dark place mentally. He has a good team around him. He's just burnt out from everything. With him now golfing, he is recharging without having to think of fighting

[@Leonardo-oq2qf]

I agree a lot of people think Izzy is depressed or something and while I’m sure he’s upset over his loss to Strickland I think that fight showed him after all the work he’s put in he needs a break and I know some may disagree both he deserves it if he doesn’t wanna fight Alex I think that’s fine even for Alex’s sake

[@manny5310]

I agree Izzy was one of the active fighter and champions in the MMA. Although he is getting older he should definitely must needed deserve break from the sport and come back to not only regain his title but also to end the rivalry. Although Alex is stronger Izzy steal poses the experience and if he is motivated and comes up with great game plan I believe he can win.

[@Ar1AnX1x]

I feel so sorry for him, he might get a little depressed on his way to his therapist in his rolls royce

[@ZolPsyko]

Yea i think a lot of people are projecting how THEY would feel after a loss onto Izzy

[@Bigsoldier28]

Bingo

[@farhanrahman7119]

Poatan is the man❤️

[@elimaista9240]

Their rivalry is like a movie

[@lkepy1]

Not sure why no one talks about what Izzy said about Pereira after that quote about saying that “I beat that guy.” What he said after really solidified the “bad guy” role for me in the rivalry, ignoring the fact that Pereira already had a girlfriend at that time and just disrespected him.

[@firestarter1115]

i noticed that too, not many talk about the "crackwhore" etc. ... nasty...

[@Terra_Lopez]

Yeah, it's tough to include the rest of the comment on a youtube video. ... I live in New Zealand, where Izzy is, and I've always cheered for Poatan, because I like him a lot more. He has a heart of gold.

[@Terra_Lopez]

... And I also cheer from him, as you said, because of his really tough background and difficult life experiences.

[@senatorjiggles]

What was said about his girlfriend?

[@firestarter1115]

@@senatorjiggles nothing directly, maybe you find the video somewhere.

[@this_is_not_a_therapy_session]

POATAN is the biggest blessing to UFC in recent years. He made Middleweight division very interesting and moved up to make light heavyweight division interesting. All the homies love POATAN. CHAMA🗿

[@tanngrisnr5076]

one aspect of the alex and izzy rivalrly as well is that it's much more competetive than khabib vs mcgregor or dc vs jon jones

[@F3rn4nd8]

Dc vs jj was competitive to some point

[@DADRB0B55]

DC was one Jones easier opponents. Belfort, Reyes, Santos, Gus 1 heck even Machida & Rashad Evans were arguably more competitive performances.

[@tanngrisnr5076]

@@F3rn4nd8 yeah but jones still won every fight.

[@Rawdog.Johnson]

Izzy now being the guy at the bar talking bout I beat that guy once is so perfect

[@sbright21]

One of the greatest fighters ever isn’t just some guy at the bar lmao.

[@JuanGomez-se8wh]

​@@sbright21so was Alex when he was double champ in glory

[@lowbornfool1713]

​@JuanGomez-se8wh Yet nobody's knew who he was except hardcores. I love kickboxing but nobody knows those champions in the mainstream. He needed that ufc win to further elevate his glory wins

[@shuraito]

a trilogy would be the best thing for both fighters. alex would solidify himself as the best striker if he wins, izzy has the opportunity to ignitre the fire in himself again and maybe go after sean strickland if he wins. izzy should take the fight because this is the best chance to have a perfect comeback.

[@american1207]

Izzy don't deserve it. 1 and 2 in his last 3, no LHW wins

[@FightXScience-wh6kx]

​@@american1207and Alex didn't deserve his title shot against Izzy. Yet that happened.

[@american1207]

@@FightXScience-wh6kx he was on a winning streak and just KOed Sean. Izzy just lost to Sean and has no wins at the division you want him to get a title at. You can't even compare the 2

[@pujandhungana2215]

​@@american1207At this point , everyone has understood that title shots aren't just about rankings but also about name value and what fans want.

[@american1207]

@@pujandhungana2215 to an extent. If it was purely off name value then we'd be on Conor's 10th title shot and Khazmat would've fought for a title a year ago. And O'Malley would've never have had to fight Yan for a shot. Dana needs even a tiniest bit of wiggle room to justify it. Can't justify Izzy's shot especially when the dude doesn't even want it

[@tmjzh]

That hook that Izzy finished Whittaker with was the same exact one the Alex knocked Izzy out with in Kickboxing.

[@BrandonBreathes]

yeah… it’s called a hook

[@itzswaezy1573]

Slightly different Izzy’s weight was on the back foot poatan was coming foward so the weight is on the front foot

[@Gintello9]

I don't care for him but sitting out the prime of his career is not the move here. I sincerely hope he comes back way before 2027 as this is will always be a young man's game and time truly slows for no one in MMA.

[@BrandonBreathes]

why don’t you “care for him” cause it sure sounds like u do💀

[@Gintello9]

@@BrandonBreathes I don't care for his cringe antics and personality... I respect what he can do in the cage when he chooses to wanna do it.

[@wasteurtime5677]

I disagree. Izzy has been the most active hard working champion of the last 3 years. constanlty training, fighting, then training, then fighting. That shit takes a toll on the body and the sooner you retire the better for the life after fighting. Izzy has made lots of money and he says he's invested wisely. he's in a better position than most if he decides to stop now.

[@russellwestbrook462]

@@wasteurtime5677yea but that’s not what he said at least, taking a 3 year break to return at 37 just would not be a smart career move. If he outright retired then I would 100% agree with you

[@tdog1143]

@@Gintello9 U shouldn’t have had to explain urself, what u said makes perfect sense

[@kawhileonard9082]

Great rivalry but Alex was better. Alex Defeated Izzy 3 times, knocked him out 2 times. Alex was the best in the world in 2 weight classes in kickboxing. Izzy had more knickboxing fights and was never the best. Alex defeated Izzy in UFC even being a lot least experienced MMA fighter and took his belt. Alex defeatd the man who easily defeated Izzy in LHW. Alex is already double champion in 2 different UFC weight classes. Izzy failed badly when he tried. Alex has 7 UFC fights and already defeated 4 champions/former champions.

[@jooyichen]

Saying Goku is stronger doesn't make the Vegeta rivalry any less meaningful. And thats an extreme example.

[@madgavin7568]

Izzy got robbed in their first kickboxing fight. Alex was the better kickboxer but Izzy has the superior legacy in MMA. Yes he's not a two-division champ, but that accolade is overrated because one can become a double-champ through favourable circumstances as was the case with Alex, in fact most two-division champions in the UFC had very favourable circumstances, the only ones who didn't was Cormier, Couture and Penn. Being a dominant defending champion is more impressive. Jan did not 'easily defeat' Izzy at 205. Jan won by edging out 2 of 3 rounds on the feet, and using his size to control Izzy for the remainder of the fight. Had he not utilized his wrestling, he probably would have lost rounds 4 and 5 because he was gassing out.

[@raahym]

@@madgavin7568Jan won 4-1

[@madgavin7568]

@@raahym So? The first three rounds were very competitive.

[@That-One-Spy-Main]

Izzy defended his belt 5 times Alex couldn't And Izzy's MMA legacy is for sure better You guys are just all so biased

[@JesusGarcia-pz6vg]

I don't really know why people say that they both respect each other as competitor when Adesanya is still butthurt because of the whole 3-1. And was really disrespectful on his answer of the callout. Even when he won against Pereira he was kinda of a prick by making fun of Alex's son. Like he literally held a grudge against a 4yo

[@marig6096]

Izzy always talking about how badly he was bullied in School,and then embarasses a kid live in front of the entire world...

[@WhoamI-rl8ep]

He tries so hard to portray himself as the "victim that fought back", the defender of the bullied and opressed, but at the same time he acts like the bully. Makes me think if he was actually bullied in the past or is just his tendency to see himself as the main character and everyone else as some naruto villain or some shit like that. Personally i think his just a spoiled brat

[@That-One-Spy-Main]

You expect Izzy to be super happy and respectful after Alex makes fun of him by calling himself Izzy's daddy? Just admit that you're a biased clown and then you can write your nonsense bruh

[@olayinkaagoro6234]

Poatan brought up the video of his son mocking Izzy during UFC Embedded on Fight week. He also posted it on Instagram. Plus everytime Izzy had a UFC Fight, Poatan would always post something round mock him. That was why Izzy gave that infamous interview.

[@JesusGarcia-pz6vg]

@@olayinkaagoro6234 Poatan also told his son not to do the same when they first fought in the UFC. Nothing u said really disproves my point of Izzy being butthurt

[@fishinforfun3359]

They gotta make a movie about this some day

[@davidc9757]

Great video. I’d definitely show this to someone who wants to get caught up on the rivalry

[@morgangreen2601]

There is no other rivalry like it.

[@TreySarver]

Like DC said, if it’s one sided it isn’t a rivalry. Izzy is 1-3, got his one swinging with his eyes closed, and now is scared to ever fight Alex again.

[@UsykWillBeatFuryViaEzDecision]

The meat riding is crazy, izzys win was lucky yet Alex’s wins weren’t when izzy was winning the fight comfortably multiple times lmao? Wipe those knees kid

[@UsykWillBeatFuryViaEzDecision]

+ izzy kod your boy stiff, alex the weight bullied got flatlined by a middleweight

[@lukeinvictus69]

@@UsykWillBeatFuryViaEzDecisionlol how’s that username working out

[@QuadLamb]

That’s because Jon dominated him in the first fight and then knocked him out in the second fight. He even knocked him out with the kick that DC knew he’d hit him with, and DC could do nothing to stop him. Izzy’s out points Poatan in nearly every fight and then gets caught. It’s a whole different dynamic.

[@etlonjonh]

​@@UsykWillBeatFuryViaEzDecisionAlex the weight bully finished you boy Jiri up a weight class 😂😂😂 seethe

[@uutsii]

I couldn’t agree more! This is the most intriguing saga and one that has transcended from kickboxing to mma adds to its allure.

[@yoyochan6668]

The call-out was smart marketing on Pereira's side. He released a come to daddy shirt hours after 295. Also keeping Izzy's name in the conversation gets clicks

[@BrookTP]

So good to see you hit 100k subs man. Been here for a while and love the breakdowns 👍

[@sellihoozhun]

congrats on 100k! you definitely deserve it

[@reboooot]

Great video bro! Would love to see you cover some older rivalries if you're into it!

[@lazonaasombrosa8688]

Im ans alex fanboy but tbh, izzy did that interview because everytime izzy won alex would post pics of him knocking out him lol.

[@Leonardo-oq2qf]

This may be slightly off topic but am I the only who think Izzy is trolling with the whole “2027” shit because it seems like something he would do

[@theseeker7692]

This, I always thought it was a joke but everyone treated it seriously and now it grew into something it was never meant to be

[@Leonardo-oq2qf]

@@theseeker7692 bro thank you like peopel heard that shit and thought he was serious I knew off rip he was joking he’s probably gonna fight later next year

[@BTL_LTW]

Lots of the chud UFC fans have a passionate hatred for Izzy, that’s why they believe it

[@JonDoe-ei1wl]

This is possibly the greatest combat sports rivalry of all time. Amazing

[@Ar1AnX1x]

Alex didn't grow up in a favela, he grew up as an aztec warlord enslaving the nearby villages and sacrificing people to the blood god EDIT: do people usually fact check jokes?

[@natz3790]

This why general knowledge will be the downfall of the young lol

[@gunther0716]

Poatan is Mexican?

[@BTL_LTW]

Lol, he’s Brazilian, not Mexican

[@gunther0716]

@@BTL_LTW You totally missed it.

[@bigjohn5142]

(most) brazilian tribes did not sacrifice humans

[@astro3586]

Best rivalry in combat sports at least modern combat sports for sure.

[@swanksterrr]

That Momo joke😂😂😂

[@kawhileonard9082]

Today Izzy is just that guy in bar who gonna say: "I BEAT THAT GUY ONCE". World is crazy.

[@EmanuelNadera]

everyone in the mma/fight scene seems to follow the same thumbnail style but clearly your content out matches all of them

[@2moreminutes]

Grats on 100k

[@g3064]

That mono joke had me dead

[@shedshow1439]

Duuuude I did not know the exact translation. That’s actually beautiful

[@boredhazel]

I love this rivalry because I love both guys. Both intelligent amazing fighters

[@zetrasis4278]

The anime comparison was absolutely perfect

[@ministryoftruth8523]

"The ultra competitive division headed by Sean Strickland, of all people." Ha ha ha... I love it! My sentiment exactly.

[@marcelozampi8990]

Yes exactly 100% agree here, no other rivalry comes even close to those 2... CHAMA

[@dougandolini157]

CHAMA! 🗿🔥🏹

[@OG-512]

I just feel bad for Adesanya as he has always been so disrespected & underrated by MMA fans. He deserves better.

[@maltheri9833]

All fighters do. It's why GSP had enough. Close fight with Hendricks and everyone hated him

[@lucian5389]

He is like Conor in the sense that he is a once in a life time talent. People cant stand that because it destroys their "hardest worker is the best fighter" image set by the rest of the roster. Every gym has that one guy who was just made for this shit and it pisses everybody off knowing how much they've sacrificed in comparison. He even talked about when he started rising in the UFC how suddenly many of the people who he considered friends start shit talking him behind their back, saying he doesn't train as hard as them and yet is miles ahead.

[@in33d2floss7]

GAAAAAAAAAYYYY

[@BTL_LTW]

I know right? Why does Izzy mind break chud UFC fans so hard? Does it have to do with he fact that he was champ for so long? Does his success and refusal to submit in the face of adversity anger you? It’s the same with Francis, this guy was hating on him hard, hoping Fury would give him brain damage, now they’re suddenly his biggest fans 😂 Reminds me of that fat MMA KZbinr who changed his webpage to a KO’ed Usman after he was dominant for YEARS, the passive aggressive hate is real, lol - absolutely pathetic!!!

[@tylerwhite4557]

ITS WILLY TIME (shoutout to the puppy)

[@stormb8433]

lol I can only imagine the heartache if Hill sparks out Alex. He’s going to be the most hated man in mma 😅😂

[@ghost3337]

Nah, it's definitely possible. Hill is very dangerous.

[@FinnMMA]

would still put my money on Alex. And Hill just became super unlikeable in the past few days and Izzy is so scared to fight Alex at 205 cause he knows he loses 10 out of 10 times and got lucky once in 4 fights lmaoo@@ghost3337

[@stormb8433]

@@ghost3337 I think it’s very possible as well. The only thing is he’s coming off injury. But if he can still close the distance like he used to…. I think he sleeps Alex

[@Mpw846]

@@FinnMMAyour excuses are pathetic. He arguably won their first fight, was winning until he got knocked out in their second, once again was winning and almost knocked him out & woudlve if not for the bell in their first ufc fight. The irony in claiming he got lucky once 😂

[@cozy.elfenomenooooo]

​@@Mpw846cope harder dogbender fangirl cry more excuses imagine getting slept by a guy with 7 mma fights also izzy clearly lost the first kb fight then got slept in the 2nd and 2nd mma fight alex dominated until 1 punch then sean just followed alexs game plan only difference was izzy didnt land a fluke right hand this time stay mad 7-1 loser

[@michaelm1844]

I was eating when you said the Momo line. Literally had to pause for a solid minute to not choke to death XD

[@Bofrot]

I would most definitely read a book about this. It needs to be turned into a book or a movie

[@brianmaclaury9876]

I already agree w/ the claim w/o hearing the argument, but I'm here for it

[@teepssenju3411]

You have to watch all four fights so you can really appreciate what these two have done for each other

[@Ty-dk6qu]

What's mindblowing to me is Alex barely makes Lightheavy weight, yet a middle - LH weight Adesanya has a solid back and fourth rivalry with him

[@013Cosmos]

Dope 💯

[@mkspooke7821]

This is honestly soooo true I disagreed until I watched this vid I forgot ab their kickboxing careers

[@OriginalLazurus]

Literally a movie man

[@jackhandma1011]

This could be made a TV series in the future.

[@8301TheJMan]

amen bro!

[@pmpn_dzhes]

thought I heard your voice somewhere then you said terminator, bro is the real John Connor

[@CoachCarter102]

I’ve always been on Poatans side and I saw him as a misunderstood good guy, somewhat reminiscent of Stitch. It’s nice to see everyone else view him as good as well now

[@kyleh636]

Alex is a mean dog in the cage. you'd think Izzy would be all over it!

[@srr3097]

Corny

[@maltheri9833]

Haha. Ha

[@kyleh636]

@@srr3097 says the guy with an anime profile picture in 2023 😂

[@BTL_LTW]

⁠@@kyleh636hur hur, me make doggy joke! Me funny!

[@kyleh636]

@@BTL_LTW You seem as butt hurt as Izzy's dog tbh

[@ericyoutube77]

It would be a real shame if we don’t get to see the trilogy for this great rivalry

[@thirtythree504]

Bispings story and sean strickland were pretty great

[@gimpystimpy5304]

as someone who’s not biased, the hero and villain never changed

[@JayBe443]

I'm beers deep so soy boys shut up, but I think this speaks volumes about the way UFC builds, and plans for potential fights as a whole. I raved about this setup as as soon as Stone Cold signed the contract. Alex is my favorite fighter as of late but I feel it was built up. Its not so much about ranking and record now as it is about producing some entertaining fights. I love the direction this organization is heading. I just wish there was more dedication to every fight by commentators and their support roles. Professionalism throughout is the way forward to really impact large market sponsors.

[@davidsolis7663]

Combat sports rivalry I think still goes to Ali v Frazier but this one is up there for sure.

[@rextomc5800]

Tj can you do a breakdown on klitschko

[@ryaneiler5709]

if we talking about pre fight hype, dc jj tops it for me but still poatan and izzy is very cool to experience

[@chendaddy]

I agree that Pereira did his call-out out of love and respect for his greatest rival, but I have a small counterpoint. Poatan is 36 years old. His biggest money fight in the UFC has been and likely always will be Izzy. If Izzy takes a three-year sabbatical, Pereira won't get another crack at him until he's 39 years old at earliest. Who knows what will have happened between now and then. Will he be able to defend against contenders like Hill and Ankalaev? Will he even still be relevant in 2027? Izzy will be-he'll get the Jon Jones/GSP return of the king treatment-but who knows where Pereira will be when he's 39. For him, the window to milk this rivalry is shutting much more quickly than it is for Izzy.

[@thepaintrain_]

i thought this was a lucas video from the thumbnail but then saw the low quality pngs and realized it wasnt; quality is great though

[@fredricb190]

Damn it youre right it is the best

[@AHealthySnack]

I feel like this legitimately needs to he made into a movie or an actual anime series.

[@jakesghost5267]

Greatest combat sport rivalry

[@Stvyblvssdgaming]

As someone who is a huge, glory fan, or at least what I was a huge fan of both of these gentlemen and their careers in kickboxing. Even to go so far as following them on social media I say that last part to point out this what is he said about Alex Pereira making comments about having to feed it is he after his title offenses is absolutely true videos themselves were actually cringe enough to get me to stop following alex on IG

[@infectedruby]

Izzy is like the main character who had to respawn 3 times to beat the final boss

[@motherboard06]

Day 1 of asking TJ for the weekly Friday vids

[@ghost3337]

Too bad izzy didn’t really understand the actual callout and just took offense.

[@azqq1526]

He did lol but he's not in the mood

[@izanagisburden9465]

Did you hear the translator... Alex's coach is not a good Translator he missed all the main parts

[@ghost3337]

@@izanagisburden9465 true kinda killed the moment.

[@bloomaugustine8130]

“Come to daddy”, if another man says come to daddy to another man in the context of fighting how the hell is anyone not gonna take offense?

[@ghost3337]

@bloomaugustine8130 easy, he said he was returning the favor, izzy motivated him back then with his comments. The "come to daddy" was a purposeful jab to incite izzy to fight. Really is just some WWE ass line, ppl acting like it's the most disrespectful shit ever just to justify izzy completely jumping out the window with his reaction to it.

[@elgringolobo97]

Pereira really saved 2 divisions in the UFC, that alone makes him a legend!

[@SinkMMA]

That Momo joke killed me 🤣🤣🤣

[@siuchaos2606]

I don't like Adesanya at all, but I still have to give the guy credit for being an entertaining champion and having a great rivalry with Pereira. It was a great storyline, and it really aligned well, since Adesanya was clearly getting 0 competition from the middleweight division at the time, and Poatan and him were pretty much the only ones who could beat each other. The fight with Alex / Adesanya were legendary, and the way Izzy ate his words was also insane to see as well.

[@svdcleveland]

Theyre twin flames.

[@MrTeppyboy]

Alex is right in that Izzy shouldnt waste his talent. Age wise Izzy is definitely past the mid point of his prime and if he wants to cement his legacy in combat sports it had to be now. While Alex defends against Jamahal Hill, Izzy should rematch Sean Strickland to regain his title. After that, the fight to make is Alex vs Izzy 3 at LHW. Seems unfair to give Izzy another title shot at LHW but then again this is the UFC, if the fight will make big bucks they'll make it happen.

[@exbelleenthusiast2315]

Although I agree the story in alex vs izzy is insane, the pure hatred and disgust jones and dc had cant be matched

[@al1364]

Let’s get this straight, Alex has always been the good guy 🇧🇷

[@user-dj4fd4wm7v]

agreed 100%

[@Kw7493951]

Bro what is the beat playing in the background

[@King-ig1mx]

Chama 🗿🔥

[@adequatequality]

The translator did such a bad job at translating in the post fight interview when he unusually does very well

[@tonytude1]

Dude had me at “middle weight division was boring because it was headed by 1 guy” 😂 Middleweight is full of killers your crazy

[@UsykWillBeatFuryViaEzDecision]

Middleweight was boring, the only other contender people took seriously was rob. Everyone looked at sean and DDP as jokes, costa is a troll. And marvin is super mid in every aspect. And jared already got owned by izzy and Rob.

[@vercingetorix444]

I feel like I'm coming full circle from strongly disliking Izzy to feeling bad for him to eventually liking him again or appreciating his part in this story

[@BPBomber]

Holy shit can you tell a fucking story 🤯

[@atreides4099]

"joking", well we all know that is true🤣

[@xenonchaos1873]

bro ive been saying this, pereira vs izzy at ufc 300 is the fight to make

[@ethanhawkins3391]

You couldn’t write a more engaging and thematic script! I’d still love to see DDP and Khamzat get a crack at Adesanya before he gets catapulted to a LHW title shot.

[@josemarialaguinge]

I'm so glad Poatan is doing better than Izzy. Izzy is a bully pretending to not be one.

[@henzoko5946]

Chuck vs Tito will always be the greatest. Its what kept the UFC alive

[@SM-nz9ff]

He didn't even mention that yikes. Guess the youngins are really in huh shows you how this happens though because those of us old enough to actually watch these sports for longer actually have input on more and its not a case of "back in my day" because no one argues that the UFC was better back then it wasn't but clearly a better rivalry overall to this point at least. But also hard for someone who wasn't there to actually input in hindsight - its the weird thing about age/eras huh he can't really in hindsight grade it

[@SinisterAnimationS]

You guys desperately want to call Izzy the drunk guy at the bar after he cleared out the entire division with relative ease where Alex has done none or even held a title for more than one match, Izzy is not the villain you want him to be so desperately, he’s highlyaccomplished multimillionaire who does not need Alex and is entitled to a break if he wants one, just like John Jones, once Alex survives the title defense and is as active as izzy was then let’s talk about how they compare, all you hype casuals are so boring

[@eito9006]

we know you like him cause hes a narutard weebs like you

[@ChucksSEADnDEAD]

"He's got money" the last remaining defense of the indefensible

[@equ-ipe6893]

😂

[@equ-ipe6893]

Ppl prefer silent winner and with reason ,Alex speedrunned the category

[@thealiminop7571]

They both made each other better, just like in the last avatar

[@RoyalFlush1998]

I’m still hyped over the stickland adesanya win lmao LETS FUCKIN GO STICKLAND BABYYY WOOO

[@landenx]

They have an awesome saga, but it still doesn’t compare to the feeling of Khabib vs Conor back in the day.

[@yb_zero]

Agree