As the world eagerly awaits the upcoming middleweight title bout between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira, fans wonder whether Adesanya will finally be able to defeat his old nemesis. Although Adesanya is known for his knockout power, Pereira has proven to give him a tough time in the past, having defeated him three times before. Adesanya's exceptional striking skills were on full display during his victory against Robert Whittaker at UFC 243, where he executed a crushing left hook that sent Whittaker tumbling to the mat. Adesanya's most recent KO win was against Paulo Costa at UFC 253, where he finished the fight with ground-and-pound. However, in his previous encounters with Pereira, Adesanya fell short due to the latter's calf kick attack that disabled Adesanya and compromised him defensively. Experts predict that Pereira might use this technique again to try to compromise Adesanya's movement. Although Adesanya is arguably the better overall martial artist, Pereira's power has proven to be a difference-maker throughout their past encounters. Will this time be any different? Fans will have to wait until the highly-anticipated fight to find out.