Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira are now 1-1 in mixed martial arts, but Henry Cejudo believes a trilogy fight needs to happen, or else, it will be a massive regret for Pereira.
Adesanya vs. Pereira 3: The “chapter” doesn’t end here, says Henry Cejudo
Pereira and Adesanya had their rematch at UFC 287 last Saturday night, when “The Last Stylebender” finally avenged all his previous losses to the Brazilian (twice in kickboxing, once in MMA), and regained his middleweight gold in the process.
Their two-fight saga in MMA is now tied, but considering all their previous encounters, Pereira still has a 3-1 lead over Izzy. Citing the same, Cejudo opines that the “chapter” doesn’t end here, and a third fight between the two longtime rivals is a must.
“Open your mouth and ask for a damn rematch,” the former UFC double champ said on his YouTube channel. “I don’t get where Alex never said anything about him fighting Israel once again. This is what really somewhat pisses me off: You have three wins over this guy. This guy gets one win over you. Now he has the right to close the chapter? No, no, because you’ve only fought in MMA two times and you guys are 1-1. You have to go to (UFC president Dana White), knock on his door and be like, ‘You know what, Uncle Dana? Be fair with me like you were with everybody else. Pretend I’m Conor (McGregor) for a damn minute.’
“Alex, if you don’t fight for this rematch, you are going to regret it. Especially after seeing Israel mocking your son and doing what he did. Bro, I’m kind of pissed off for you. You’ve knocked him out two of the four times you have fought. OK, he did get you. This is something Israel did say: He who laughs last, laughs louder. You don’t want to do that. The person who really put a stamp on it because you guys have fought two times in MMA, make it a trilogy but you have to do your job to actually sell the fight,” added Cejudo. [H/T MMA Junkie]
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