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Each of the three times that Israel Adesanya fought Alex Pereira, twice as a kickboxer and once as the UFC middleweight champion, a common theme played out. Adesanya racked up a lot of the rounds.

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After Alex Pereira had scored three wins over Israel Adesanya across kickboxing and mixed martial arts, it was fair to think he simply had Adesanya's number. In the main event of UFC on Saturday night in Miami, Adesanya changed that story, scoring a brutal second-round knockout to once again become middleweight champion. Pereira had brutalized Adesanya's legs with kicks from the start of the fight, returning to one of the primary techniques that had wore down Adesanya in their previous meeting at UFC In that fight, Adesanya had controlled the action for most of the fight before the leg kicks took a toll and helped set up a Pereira flurry to score the come-from-behind knockout and end Adesanya's time as champion. Those same kicks landed early and often for Pereira on Saturday. Adesanya continued to fire back with his own kicks and heavy punches but Pereira stalked forward consistently. Can't get enough boxing and MMA? Get the latest in the world of combat sports from two of the best in the business. In the second round, the constant abuse to his calf muscles seemed to have Adesanya on the verge of being finished yet again.

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The "Last Stylebender" reclaimed his belt with two vicious right hands that landed flush on Pereira's chin, forcing the referee to end the match. Adesanya is now the UFC's first two-time middleweight champ.

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