Alex Pereira knocks out Adesanya to become UFC middleweight champion
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35-year-old Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and former kickboxer Alex Pereira knocked out 33-year-old Nigerian MMA fighter Israel Adesanya in New York and won the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title (up to 83.9 kg) .
The fight was shown live on sports channels. In the fifth round, the referee stopped the fight and Pereira was awarded the TKO victory.
Adesanya has held the belt since October 2019 and has only lost to Pole Jan Blachowicz before.
Pereira won his seventh MMA victory with one loss.
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