Punahele Soriano: Israel Adesanya still 'the way harder fight' than new UFC champ Alex Pereira

Jan 7 2023 by MMAjunkie

 

There might be a new king in the UFC middleweight division, but one fighter in the weight class is off the belief the current champion isn’t the toughest fight out there.

After Alex Pereira claimed the belt from Israel Adesanya with a fifth-round TKO at UFC 281 in November, many fighters and pundits voiced a belief that the Brazilian is only champion because he was carefully guided to the top with beneficial stylistic matchups.

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