As a result of his spectacular fifth-round knockout victory against longtime rival Israel Adesanya, Alex Pereira is now the new middleweight champion.
It was only Pereira's fourth fight in the UFC, and just when it appeared that Pereira was headed for defeat, he made the decision to go all-out after Adesanya despite the fact that Adesanya had a significant advantage in points.
A left hook pushed Adesanya to the ground, which signaled the beginning of Adesanya's downfall as Pereira continued to continually throw punches.
Adesanya briefly went to the ground but was able to stumble back to his feet. Pereira then continued to land knockout blows until referee Marc Goddard had enough vision to save the Nigerian boxer from additional injury.
Regarding his victory, Pereira remarked, "I feel really lucky." "I put a lot of effort into this. I apologize to everyone for having to share some content; this time, I had to engage in a little trash talking. But in order to start this fight, I had to enter his head.