Michael Bisping thinks Israel Adesanya should mix in some grappling early against Alex Pereira . Adesanya (23-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC) will look to reclaim the middleweight title from Pereira (7-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) when the pair rematch in the UFC 287 headliner April 8 in Miami. Adesanya was en route to a win over Pereira at UFC 281 before “Poatan” rallied to knock him out late in Round 5. Bisping sees Adesanya as both the better kickboxer and grappler, but says he needs to utilize his wrestling earlier to keep Pereira guessing. “I think he’s probably going to do similar to the first fight, but you never know,” Bisping said on his YouTube channel.
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