Israel Adesanya's right hand find Alex Pereira's chin at UFC 287 on Saturday, and with it, some catharsis.
"People, earth. I need to say something, listen to me. I hope everyone behind the screens on this arena can feel this level of happiness just one time in your life. I hope all of you can feel how f***ing happy I am just one time in your life, but guess what? You will never feel this level of happiness if you don't go for something in your own life, when they knock you down, when they try and s*** on you, when they talk s*** about you and they try to put their foot on your neck.
"If you stay down, you will never, ever get that resolve. Fortify your mind and feel this level of happiness as you rise. One time in your life, but I'm blessed to be able to feel this s*** again and again and again and again and again." As always happens after a pivotal MMA matchup, the conversation soon turned to what comes next for Adesanya. There is a pretty natural next step: a trilogy fight with Pereira, though who knows if the UFC wants to throw the former champ back in at this point in his career.
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