Israel Adesanya took his revenge on Alex Pereira's son for mockery during a previous encounter after beating his dad in the middleweight title fight at UFC 287 in Miami in the early hours of Sunday morning. Adesanya delivered a second-round knockout on the night, which left Pereira unconscious on the canvas.4<br /><br />Adesanya delivered a second-round knockout on the night, which left Pereira unconscious on the canvas. <br /><br />During his celebrations in the aftermath of regaining his title, the 33-year-old pointed to Pereira's son in the crowd and fell to the ground while mocking playing dead. <br /><br />Pereira had also beaten Adesanya twice in the kickboxing ring and was mocked by the Brazilian's child after the second defeat at Glory of Heroes 7 in Sao Paolo. <br /><br />After the second encounter, Pereira's son got into the octagon and fell to the ground next to Adesanya, mocking him for his recent loss. <br /><br />When asked about the incident during his post-fight press conference, Adesanya told the media: 'I'm petty bro.<br /><br />'But then, yeah, I looked for his kid, and I pointed at him, and I saw him, and I was like, hey, hey, hey, [mimics falling to the floor] just to remind him.'<br /><br />'The Last Stylebender' produced a brutal second-round knockout to seal a victory over the Brazilian fighter and take back the title that he lost in November last year.<br /><br />Adesanya sent his opponent stumbling in the second round with a pair of right-handed blows and eventually forced Pereira to the floor before unleashing a number of hammer fists whilst he lay on the canvas. <br /><br />Pereira had previously beaten Adesanya at UFC 281 back in November 2022 thanks to a fifth-round TKO at Maddison Square Garden in New York. <br /><br />The fierce rivals are now level in their head-to-head battles in the octagon, although Pereira has a further two wins over Adesanya to his name in kickboxing.
