Israel Adesanya weighs in on UFC 320 main event rematch

A light heavyweight championship rematch headlines the UFC 320 fight card on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Champion Magomed Ankalaev takes on former titleholder Alex Pereira in the pay-per-view's featured fight. 

The two first fought at UFC 313 in March. Ankalaev defeated Pereira via unanimous decision and captured the 205-pound championship. Pereira had successfully defended the title three times before facing Ankalaev.

Every fight is different and former two-time middleweight champion Israel Adesanya believes there will be a different outcome in the rematch. Plus, he believes Pereira was injured when he fought Ankalaev in March. 

"I think Alex will be more prepared for this fight, more motivated. He hasn't lost at light heavyweight and had that fire where he was like, 'F**k man, I've got to get this back.' There's something different when you want to get back," Adesanya said on his YouTube channel.

Their first fight wasn't a blowout by any means. Ankalaev connected with the cleaner shots but was unable to take Pereira down. Pereira had success with leg kicks but wasn't able to put the Russian in any danger. 

Adesanya believes, like in the first fight, the rematch will go the distance. Except this time he expects Pereira's hand to be raised, but doesn't think it's going to be an easy night for the Brazilian. 

"For this fight, I'm going to go Alex Pereira. I don't know if he finishes Magomed because I've never seen Magomed finished. It's not going to be an easy fight. It's not going to be an easy fight based on the first fight," said Adesanya. 

"Alex will have to gain Magomed's respect, heavily, straight away for it to be a finish," he continued. "It's easier said than done, but I think Alex can do it. I'm going to go 'Poatan' by UD (unanimous decision) in this fight."