Israel Adesanya has hilarious reaction to Alex Pereira’s UFC 6 cover
Key Points:
- Former two-division UFC champion Alex Pereira will be featured on the cover of the upcoming UFC 6 video game, a recognition that prompted a humorous response from Israel Adesanya on social media.
- Adesanya, who has a long competitive history with Pereira, joked about being partially cropped out of the cover image, highlighting their ongoing rivalry.
- Pereira won the middleweight title from Adesanya at UFC 281 in November 2022 but lost it back to him in a first-round knockout at UFC 287 six months later.
- Pereira has since become a two-time light heavyweight champion, recently reclaiming the belt with a swift 80-second victory over Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 320.
- He now aims to become the UFC’s first-ever three-division champion by challenging Ciryl Gane for the interim heavyweight title at UFC White House in June.