The Bottom Line: When Pieces Fall into Place

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Divisional dominance brings about its own set of benefits and challenges. A champion who has run through the competition tends to become a star in the process, but it then becomes difficult to find opponents that fans believe will give the champion much competition. That’s what has taken place at middleweight, wherehas largely cleaned out the division.

A champion running through overmatched competition can sometimes sell on its own, but it has to be spectacular in nature. That was central to the appeal ofat her peak. She was dominating her opponents and drew massive interest in her fights from fans wanting to see what she’d do next. Some of her biggest fights were against opponents the oddsmakers installed as the largest underdogs. Unfortunately, that dynamic hasn’t been at play with Adesanya recently.

The middleweight division thus has faced two simultaneous issues: the lack of intriguing challengers for Adesanya and the lack of excitement in his recent fights. Enter former Glory champion, who seems the perfect fit on both fronts. The story is familiar by now: The former kickboxing rival of Adesanya, the only man to knock him out in competition, hunting him down in a new sport.

Less than two years ago, Pereira had a 2-1 MMA record and little reason to believe he’d be getting a rematch with the then 20-0 Adesanya anytime soon. The track record of kickboxers seguing to MMA is not strong, as the experiences of the likes of

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