Kai Kara-France takes inspiration from the way Israel Adesanya bounced back against Alex Pereira . Adesanya (23-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC) had already lost to Pereira three times heading into UFC 287 as “The Last Stylebender” was defeated by Pereira twice in kickboxing and then dethroned by knockout in MMA at UFC 281. But Adesanya was able to to get some revenge when the pair rematched in April, scoring a knockout of his own to reclaim the middleweight title. Kara-France has lost to flyweight champion Brandon Moreno twice and is motivated by teammate Adesanya’s ability to overcome adversity. “Izzy going out there and shocking the world, one of the biggest moments in our generation for combat sport,” Kara-France told Submission Radio . “Knocking out Alex Pereira and the way he did, you couldn’t write a better script.
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