Izzy definitely proved the power of the mind. Very few people have taken the belt back from an immediate rematch and from a tko. Respect to Izzy and respect to Alex for being a great fighter, hope we see them again hungry in the future.

Honestly love the credit he gives Alex for his talent and even saying he will learn the leg kick off of him. He's a great fighter acknowledging his areas of potential improvement. Favorite fighter for sure.

by far the greatest moment ever in izzys career

Invincibility is one thing. But failing and then coming back stronger is another. All the props to Izzy for regaining his championship.

haven't even watched this video yet, but I'm 100% confident Izzy practiced that swinging while in a tight spot and against the cage. The 5 seconds before the knockout looked very similar to the first fight. Alex started closing in and pushing him against the cage. But Izzy knew he had an answer this time. Izzy is a freaking beast.

I love how everyone just turned to Izzy's side. B4 the fight, everyone was cheering for Pereira. Izzy beast

“If you can crawl we can brawl “ hardest fighter line of all Time

Adesanya is a true inspiration, going up against his biggest challenge and succeeding gives me motivation to keep pushing.

I love that Izzy said he is going to learn how Pereira does his leg kicks. Always learning and working to get better even from his opponents.

Man, this is was Izzy was talking about, what a freaking story, fight a guy that beat you 3 times and haunts your dreams, and having people talk ish about you, and go back there, and knock him out cold like that, damn !!! That takes some crazy dedication, you gotta respect that !!!

Alex walk-in is intimidating, but them arrows when he was on the ground was like a beast falling .

2:29 I'm glad someone acknowledged it. Live I thought Izzy was in trouble, but on the slow mo replay from the angle right above them, Izzy looked terrifyingly focused and composed while Pereira was trying to put him away. Bro straight lulled him into a false sense of comfort and then shut the lights out. Crazy.

The humility. “I’m gonna actually learn that from him”. What separates the emotionally intelligent from the egotistical.

The way he has his guard high while looking is crazy. You can see it in the camera angle his eyes wide open waiting for the opening. That was sneaky bro.

The patience he had after he blocked that strike from Pereira, to wait for and spot the opening to let his hands go and connect with such power behind each hit, I felt like it happened in slow motion as I was watching it.

For anyone wondering @7:20 Adesanya is referring to Dricus du Plessis, the Boer South African fighter who currently has the longest win streak in the Middleweight division and is ranked #6. Dricus says he will be the first true African Champion because he was raised completely in Africa and still currently lives and trains in Africa. This statement obviously gets under the skin of guys like Usman and Adesanya who despite their origin - live and train in White countries. Compelling storyline and rivalry forming if Dricus continues to win.

This guy is dangerous. His mind is on another level. Fights like this moves from the hands to the mind.

Those arrows after the K.O. What a moment

Izzy has always taken the tough fights.... never ever backed down. I felt the pressure he must have been feeling just sitting on my couch. Whatever we think about him personally no one can deny what a performance it was today. Typical style bender counter strike that was ⚡️ fast no one even saw it (the second right hook that put him to sleep). Beautifully baited Alex up against the cage.... it doesn't get more comprehensive than that. I think Alex deserves a rematch but not right now. I think it will overkill the beautiful rivalry these two have. Let them go their seperate ways and see how things pan out for a bit.

Respect to Izzy for defeating his biggest challenge of his career. For the powerful message he sent after his victory. For staying humble like for example saying to his opponent I didn't get to check out Brazil the last time I was there because you knocked me out. He is and has always been a solid individual, more love for him moving forward 💯❤️

Mindset is everything, to be a champion you have to believe you are a champion regardless of circumstances. Congratulations Izzy you earned it

A hero is not the one who never falls . He is the one who gets up again and again and again." ~Rock Lee

Honestly Izzy's greatest attribute is his unbreakable will. Amazing victory to continue his journey of creating history.

Sensational work. Complete brilliance and resilience. Said it, then did it. Champion forever.

Once a champ always a champ!!! Big ups bro

Dude, the impact of Izzy's punch on Alex was unreal. He snapped his head back like a rubberband.

This was one of the realest post fight interviews I’ve ever seen. This was such a powerful win. Shows everyone that your never down and out, no matter how many times your knocked down. This very quickly became my favorite comeback story and wins of all time. “I don’t keep score I settle them. I gave him a fast track to the belt, I could of said no.” Congrats to the King 👑!

Lucky to have champs like him. Unbelievable fighter and so unique understanding who he is and where he's at. And on top of that, he's interesting and entertaining talking about it...

Murdered his own Boogeyman 🔥🔥🔥 What a inspiration 👊👊

Amazing press conference! I'm sure quite a few questions were changed after that opening statement and the closing one was just pure class. Big up Oga Israel Adesanya

15:15 Izzy showing love to Anthony Rumble Johnson was dope 🙏🏽

When he said " am going to learn how Alex does the leg kicks he's sneaky" I like that, take something from each high level fighter and learn how they do it to be successful 💯

The ability of this man to learn from his opponents and be honest with himself is what cements his elite mindset. "I'm going to learn that off him actually" - respect what your opponent does well, and add that to your arsenal. Fantastic comeback Izzy

“Hope you guys get to experience happiness like this at least once in your life” shit gave me goosebumps middleweight goat

This man has always honored the code. Defended belt 6 times, lost it , and got it back in the next fight. He has never been afraid. My favorite active fighter today 🙏🏾🔥

Pereira’s low kicks remind me of Gaethje’s low kicks that he throws when he’s infighting. They are thrown from a range where the opponent has no reason to expect them, yet they come and they come HARD. AND FAST. I was amazed by the pop he was able to generate from that distance.

dog season, I'll never give up, thank you Izzy for giving me endless motivation. We love you bro. I never doubted you.

@3:19 "Frozen, like Elsa!" 🤣 That line EVENTUALLY aged sooo well!! ❤

Beautiful comeback beautiful KO

The way he reclaimed his belt against such a big powerful a d skillled guy like Poatan was no less than heroic. Congrats Izzy you are one of a kind.

Izzy happy for you we are all behind you Africa well done love from Somalia 🇸🇴

this guy smashed it. What a comeback.

another incredible comeback story that will be remembered for generations to come. like something out of a damn movie.. alex working him against the cage.. flashes of their last 3 fights and defeats flashing through izzy's mind as he's taking the shots... and then out of nowhere comes one punch that rocked not just alex but the entire stadium and everyone watching... and then one more to put alex down for good. liek the right hand of god himself. simply amazing. AMAZING 😭😭

“It’s not about his story, it’s about my story, which is history” 🤯

That was an impressive knockout, he really shut a lot of people up today and I like to see that being the case, recency bias had a ton of people outright ignoring everything else he had achieved to this point. Kudos to Pereira though, he really was damaging Izzy, he simply got overconfident (or, rather, he felt like Izzy was hurt badly when the reality was that he was just baiting him for a good opening) and having his guard down for just a bit gave us one of the coolest results to a fight ever; cool to see that Adesanya ended this using a similar punch to the one that made Pereira shake the last fight. Hopefully they go at it again but not immediately, I want to see both of them fight other people before their next UFC clash.

Adesanya mirrored the previous stoppage: Head down, facing Pereira’s legs. He then anticipated and timed his counter from this.

"I embraced the darkness so i could show him the light" He meant every word..haha!! 😂

A true champion. Faced his worst enemy and triumphed decisively. Knows what it is to take a loss as champion and reclaim the glory. What a warrior! Fantastic job Izzy 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

You can hate on the French tips and the corny lines but you can't hate on him as a fighter. He takes on ALL the toughest fights, stays active. That was just a beautiful win to recapture his belt.

whether or not Izzy was playing possum when he was backed up against the cage you cant deny how accurate those punches were. Its the one thing he had going for him in the first fight. his accuracy . He setup the punch and followed through. No being saved by the bell this time for Alex. Crazy. Great job to Izzy and RIP to the rest of the division who tries to get that belt.

As a Izzy Fan I feel I can finally breath , Alex fans been holding all our feet In the fire For 5 months straight 🤣🔥

"Embraced the dark side, so I can show him the light" " I don't keep score, I settle them" Awesome soundbites.

He drew him in to feel comfortable and then out of no where the counter was beautiful

Izzy is a great champion and I love the fact that he settled the score with a KO. This was kick boxing, no time for wrestling. It was intense and really entertaining 😍

The fact that he pointed at Alex’s kid and then played dead….savage

Izzy - you don't know me and I'm a nobody... but I never lost faith in my favorite fighter. What you did was the most amazing thing I have ever seen in the UFC. You guys are arguably the best 2 kickboxers who have ever stepped in the UFC Octogon. You give people hope that you can always rise after you fall. I'm not the most sentimental guy but I have never been more proud. Keep inspiring my man. Love and respect 🙏

Am a young man from Africa Ghana to be precise, Izzy made me fall in love with UFC and this win is my greatest motivation on 🌎 earth. God bless you Izzy for not giving up

Mad respect to Izzy for coming back from where he was mentally after those losses.

What a Legend - TRULY inspiring athlete, fighter and human being

Izzy’s story is something special. To beat your biggest rival in the way that he did…not many fighters ever get that win back.

What a knockout. IZZY IS BACK

Round 2 KO is crazy. I’m a true MMA fan who appreciate all this shit but tonight made made me field happy. I feel this level of happiness. Thank you Isreal. You deserve it. Round 2 KO let’s goooo! Real fan will know whaT I’m talking about. Isreal is goood for business and he’s right there beating all the curses.

It’s all “cringe” “cringe” until you win. Til you at the top. Then you’re “cool and different”. Most ppl are fakes in this world.

Won my 1040 fortnite solo match yesterday. Felt the same happiness :) great speech

people like to say Izzy isn't humble enough, but the way he gives props to his opponents is always remarkable

Once a CHAMPION......Always a CHAMPION!!!!!

Izzy was subtly calling out Dricus du Plessis 💯🔥. If Dricus gets passed cannonier, Strickland or Paulo, then it can happen.

HAS TO BE MY FAVORITE POST INTERVIEW. HIS CHARACTER HIS WORDS. HE THE CHAMP. HE BEAT THE DRAKE CURSE💀

It was cold when he pointed at Alex's son and fell down 🤣🤣

5AM in Portugal, I leave in a small town, i think everyone heard me and my friend when ir all happened it was such a pure and honest sentiment of joy, we hughed each other and everything!!! BEAUTIFUL FINISHING TOUCH TO THIS STORY, THIS IS YOUR HOUSE IZZY 💪 ALLWAYS ROCKING WITH YOU, THE LAST STYLEBENDER LEEEEETTSSSSS GOOOOOOOOO

"We don't keep score we settle them" That's savage!

Dude has beat some of the best. Has had one of the BEST runs of ALL time No matter who you are you will have haters. You can’t please or befriend everyone. This man has proved his worth time and time again. Win or lose real ones will support him because he is legit.

Probably the most inspiring win of all time. Let’s go Izzy

Man I can listen to Izzy all day. Good to hear a great spirit talk

Legendary KO. Within a few seconds everything changed.

“I looked for his kid.” Pure class

Izzy’s celebration was wild 🏹

I'm so glad I could hear him fight today! Well played to the champ

What a huge moment for that guy. After that he knows there is no obstacle in life that he couldn't overcome. Incredible scenes🔥

What a legend to come back like this! Respect Izzy never doubted you✊

That kid is coming for adesanya 😂😂😂

Izzy has a strong and positive mindset… that’s why he will always excel.

"I'm the antagonist in his story", Izzy showing incredible humility and giving Alex props for his sneak leg kicks and then talking about how amazing Alex is despite coming from nothing. How do people hate Izzy?

loved reading all the comments of "izzy looks scared, nervous, small" whatever it was. this was so satisfying to see him prove people wrong. they hate him for being himself and that's sad

One of the best post fight interviews ever I’m glad he lost and won it back, now he speaks like a champion should

Adesanya, the people's champ! Love those words after the fight man the world needs that right now!!!❤❤

This story line is wild the rise to adversity the warrior spirit the passion is inspiring good work Izzy congrats brotha

Amazingly articulate, energetic and smart guy. Congrats, Izzy!

Love seeing him smile. He’s a true king 👑

One of the best fighters to ever step in the Octagon. Legendary fkin fight.

So humble: "He's so sneaky, iam gonna learn that from him"👏🏽

2:40 shows how humble he is even in victory, praising opponent and admitting he even learned from his skills

This was the most satisfying KO ever. Made my day. Haters must be soo salty right now.

Izzy set up the trap with a light left which you can barely see, totally disrupting the ex champ's lethal left, & setting up his own haymaker right. Izzy's boxing is utterly superb. When he retires from MMA he will perform much better than all these other crossover athletes who put on boxing gloves. Check out all the clips of him taking out much bigger guys in kickboxing. Dude is super talented. Given he was blatantly robbed of one decision it's actually 2-2 between these two overall, across traditions, not 3-1 as most believe.

I had Izzy this fight, he needed this win and he got it. UFC is fucking wild with these fights, straight history!

Truly one of my all time favorite UFC moments. The history, the KO, then the celebration after... JUST WOW. Ive been watching UFC for almost 12 years and this is atleast top 2 and it isn't 2.

“If he can crawl we can brawl” 💀

Never doubted this man for a second 👑🙏🏽🐐

Best rematch in UFC HISTORY! Straight to the point and over!

What a legend. He is an idol. That fight was a real lufe lesson to everyone. Respect and cong. to you my brother. Enjoy the victory ❤