The goading between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira’s 12-year-old son has been a fascinating subplot in the historic rivalry between ‘Poatan’ and ‘The Last Stylebender.’
In the wake of his incredible finish against the Brazilian at UFC 287, Adesanya wasted no time in pointing to Alex Pereira’s son, and mimicking his Father falling to the canvas. The move was payback for 2017 when the youngster had done the same to the Kiwi-Nigerian after has Dad had sparked him out in Glory.
Falei antes para não deixar subir no ringue (meu filho Alessandro após eu nocautear o Adesanya). I told them before not to let him in the ring
(my son Alessandro after I knocked Adesanya out). pic.twitter.com/xsa8jaySWR
— Alex “Poatan” Pereira (@AlexPereiraUFC) September 2, 2022
The victory for Adesanya last weekend means that he’s now 1-1 with Alex Pereira in MMA after the Sao Paulo-native had TKO’d him to win the belt in November. Speaking on his YouTube channel, the 35-year-old revealed how he had to stop his son from repeating the taunt on that occasion.
“I did that,” said Alex Pereira. “I knocked him out the night I won the belt and my kid was wanting to do the same thing up there. I said, ‘no, stop….
