Israel Adesanya (right) and Alex Pereira will meet in a rematch of their MMA middleweight title fight in<br />Miami…April 8.Alexander Volkanovski thinks his teammate, Israel Adesanya, will avenge his loss to Alex Pereira in a big way, reports mmajunkie.usatoday.com.
But Jon Jones disagrees.Adesanya (23-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC) will look to reclaim the middleweight title from Pereira (7-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) when the pair run things back in the UFC 287 headliner on April 8 in Miami.Pereira was able to rally late to knock Adesanya out in round five of their title fight at UFC 281, but Volkanovski sees his City Kickboxing training partner getting the finish this time.“I think it finishes early,” Volkanovski told Sky Sports New Zealand. “I think Izzy actually finishes him.
I’m thinking third round – I don’t know why I’m saying third round, but that’s been my pick, my round. I honestly think he’s gonna finish, so I’m looking forward to that.
Obviously, he’s got something to prove. With the right game plan and things like that, I think it’s gonna go well for him, very well for him, and hopefully a nice highlight reel for Izzy.