UFC Title Clash: by whom Israel Adesanya  taken down in training for title clash with Alex Pereira

UFC Title Clash: by whom Israel Adesanya taken down in training for title clash with Alex Pereira

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Israel Adesanya preparing to defend his middleweight title for the sixth time

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Israel Adesanya to take on former kickboxing rival Alex Pereira at UFC 281, Newyork

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Israel Adesanya, who is training in New Zealand's City Kickboxing,

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has been taken down by his teammate and former UFC champion.

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Video of Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovsky during training on social media is going viral

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Israel Adesanya taken down from number one Volkanovsky in UFC's Pound For Pound Rankings

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Israel is ranked number two in the UFC pound for pound rankings, one notch below Adesanya Volkanovsky

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Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira have fought twice in kickboxing but not once in MMA

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The first encounter between the two was won by a controversial split decision by Alex Pereira.

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Whereas Alex Pereira badly knocked out Israel Adesanya in the rematch.

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And now Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya will meet in New York on November 12 at UFC 281.

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