Israel Adesanya claims that his defeats against Alex Pereira in the past improved his fighting skills. With a spectacular second-round knockout victory at UFC 287 on Saturday night, Adesanya avenged his three prior defeats to Pereira and reclaimed the middleweight championship. In their rematch, Adesanya had the advantage until being eliminated. Adesanya was in the lead in their first MMA fight in November, but he lost in the last round. He described how he improved as a fighter after suffering bad losses
