'Rent free' - Israel Adesanya reminds Alex Pereira what happened when they last met in the UFC.
Alex Pereira won the vacant light heavyweight title in the UFC 295 main event by bludgeoning Jiri Prochazka with elbows, just 11 fights into his mixed martial arts career is now a two-division champion.
![Adesanya come to daddy: Alex Pereira calls out Nigerian star after winning UFC Light heavyweight title](https://sportal365images.com/process/smp-images-production/ringier.africa/12112023/9f8d9f75-1d0b-44ce-8328-da9369e1766c.jpg?operations=fit(180:))
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Adesanya come to daddy: Alex Pereira calls out Nigerian star after winning UFC Light heavyweight title
After Alex Pereira became champion for the second time in the UFC he called out Israel Adesanya for a 3rd fight.
After hitting Prochazka early with leg kicks and dropping the previous champion with a stunning left hook as they traded blows close to the cage, he won gold.
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Attempting to seize a takedown in order to stave off an impending attack Prochazka went to his knees.
Pereira responded with a barrage of punches and elbows to the side of Prochazka's head, sending him slumping backwards onto the floor.
![At 4:08 of the second round on Sunday, November 12, in the main event of UFC 295, Pereira defeated Jiri Prochazka with a quick left uppercut and some ground and pound to win the light heavyweight title.](https://sportal365images.com/process/smp-images-production/ringier.africa/12112023/a69ddf87-846e-4ede-aaf4-df7b6ea9718a.jpg?operations=fit(480:))
The fight ended at 4:08 in the second round after the onslaught persisted and referee Marc Goddard saw enough.
Although Prochazka seemed to get back up very soon in the replays, Pereira thought the intervention was appropriate.
Prochazka expressed no grievances when speaking about the loss, despite the fact that there were undoubtedly concerns with Goddard's call.
Pereira calls out Adesanya
Pereira after the fight stated he wants to take on Adesanya for the third time.
He said, “I know that I’m not going to do what he did to me to and make me fight three times to fight him at middleweight.
"I know it’s a guy we have a lot of history. I want to make this fight happen. Adesanya, come to daddy.”
Adesanya responds to Pereira
Adesanya responded to that on social media, citing the Disney movie "Frozen" as inspiration.
![Adesanya takes on Pereira at the Miami-Dade Arena in Miami, Florida](https://sportal365images.com/process/smp-images-production/ringier.africa/08042023/cd9b2611-0322-43a1-b444-0f32cb79a50b.jpg?operations=fit(480:))
After knocking out Pereira in their most recent meeting at UFC 283 in April, Adesanya's attitude seems to suggest he isn't interested in facing him again.
Before that, Pereira had defeated Adesanya twice in kickboxing and once more in mixed martial arts (MMA) after Adesanya lost the UFC middleweight title to him via knockout in November 2023.
After losing the title to Sean Strickland at UFC 293 in September, Adesanya has been on a break from the sport.
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