Only Man To Beat Adesanya, Pereira Picks UFC 281 Winner

Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira is decreasing this evening at UFC 281 … and not a damn individual understands who’s going to win.

But, there’s one fighter who not only dealt with the guys (others have), he beat them both (something nobody else has actually done) … Jason Wilnis, previous Glory middleweight champ. Wilnis is 1-0 versus Israel (choice win, 2017) … and 2-1 versus Alex (choice win in 2015, TKO win in 2012).

TMZ Sports spoke to Wilnis … and we asked him to compare the 2 first-rate fighters.

First, who strikes more difficult?

“I can say, from my experience, that Alex Pereira hits harder, man. His punches aren’t normal, man.”

And, Wilnis states it isn’t simply punching power where AP has the edge … he’s got the general strength benefit, too.

“The last time I fought [Pereira], he was so strong. You can see he put in work in the last years. He was too strong, too quick, so yeah, I think Pereira gives me bigger problems right now.”

As for who’s going to win, fans and specialists alike are torn, therefore is Wilnis.

“It’s hard to say, man, but if I go for the experience, you know, Adesanya got the experience. He got the smarter moves but if I go for the hunger, the beast, it’s Pereira. He’s very hungry, so it’s difficult to say,” Jason informed us.

But, when push pertains to push, he’s opting for Pereira, due to the fact that Adesanya has actually currently reached the mixed martial arts mountaintop, however Alex hasn’t.

“I would say Pereira, man, for the hunger.”

Of course, Adesanya, regardless of being the undeniable middleweight champ and a bonafide super star, he isn’t precisely doing not have cravings … and with colleague Alex Volkanovski, he might well be the very best pound-for-pound mixed martial arts fighter in the world.