Alex Pereira vs Israel Adesanya 2 | Dan Hardy Breakdown, The War Room Ep. 258 

The possibility of Alex versus Jamahal or Jiri at LHW is fun

I was so happy and proud of Veronica for her massive victory on Saturday. She's an absolute savage and my congrats to her and Dan both. What an absolute clinic! Let's goooo.

Probably not the place for this but Dan your wife is vicious. Tiny terror. I jumped out my seat when she landed that Head kick. Lol 😂

Those leg kicks against Adesanya were brutal

Grats to V and the team. I have to imagine every fighter going in there just wants all of the hard work they've put in behind the scenes to show through their performance. V did exactly that, there was no way to explain the fighter we were seeing other than a tremendous amount of work having taken place during her time away. I try to stay neutral with fighters but seeing V perform the way she did made me very happy for you two, all the best.

V looked great Saturday congrats! My main takeaway from this weekend is that Gaethje is entertainment.

So proud of you and Veronica this weekend! Was cheering for you guys hard and she looked phenomenal!

Congratulations on your wife’s win so good to see her back in the octagon. Love your breakdown so detailed and in depth

V is a real G. All the reptiles community stands proudly with her!

Periera is a beautiful specimen of a man and athlete. He has been gifted by the sports gods with wicked skills, ability, and determination. I got Pereira for the " W". "AND STILL!"

Pereira's whole gameplan was to take the fight to the later rounds, slow down Adesanya with legkicks, bodyshots and checks. Pereira knew going out headhunting from the getgo is not going to work. But when Adesanya's movement is compromised, and he's against the cage, then it was the time for Pereira to go for the kill.

Always love Dan's breakdowns. Also, Veronica looked amazing on Saturday! Very impressive performance.

I think Izzy really has to go in for the kill, he has nothing to lose, if Izzy wants to win he needs to be the one constantly pressuring Alex and maybe even take him to the ground and try to submit him. In the previous fights the one who was pressuring is the one winning the fight. You can see in their MMA fight that when Izzy was pressuring Alex he was winning until the last round where Alex was the one pressuring.

This is the most wholesome fan base. Everyone thanking you for the breakdown and praising v's victory. Still don't see no space marine at the front though ;)

Bet your so proud of Veronica, she did great, and showed her skills

Great breakdown. I wonder, if Izzy needs to be perfect for 25 minutes because of the power of Pereira, could his best bet be a complete surprise - aim to take him out in the first round? Kill or be killed. Izzy has actually had some great success with right overhands and crosses in both kickboxing and MMA against Pereira, and he nearly finished him at the end of the first round last time.

congrats to Veronica on the win ,no doubt with expert tutoring from Dan and Jimmy no doubt.

Won big on Veronica last weekend! What a beast

Remember when it was everyone else who fought izzy who had to be perfect because he was so much taller than the rest of the division? Well, there's always a bigger fish in the pond.

He’s gonna leave him frozen like Elsa

Congrats on your wife's victory over Miller Dan. Her three year break was definitely a good thing and it showed in her performance 👏

That stoppage was perfect.

I think the biggest mistake adesanya made was not stopping him in the earlier rounds when he was controlling him. Should have been able to submit him it was there.

Dan, I'm a huge fan. I'm so glad you're still talking fights. The world was robbed of your potential for more amazing fights, win or lose. I'll always be a fan.

Haven't watched a video of yours in months, but thought I had to look up one and make sure to say: tremendous job in the corner at 286! Veronica looked better than ever in there. Congratulations to both of you.

You are right, Izzy needs to be perfect every second of every round, most importantly staying Sharpe disengaging. I think Alex did a beautiful job trapping Izzy in the corners of the cage. I'm looking forward to the kickboxing battle.

Well done Veronica Hardy and the team for the W!! Proud to follow this channel. Man that head kick was sick! Props to both of you guys.

Adesanya has to fight at an otherworldly level to best Perreira this time; I'd like to see him win, but I really don't see it happening.

Would love a post fight reaction series from you too.

big thanks to v you was a big part of my underog parley and had my drenaline going from the first fight to the last for leon

LIke many saying, congrats to V and the team. Great breakdown as usual...my go to for the best analysis . Thanks mate

Congrats on the coaching job last week. Fabulous work by the Hardy team.

10:21 yes this. Everyone talks about how big Alex is. You have to imagine he’s been focused fully with glover now retired on grappling. Can you imagine if he gets dominant position with time left in a round? That’s terrifying. How much technical defense can be accrued as it relates to grappling in 6 months? Enough to mitigate the power of Alex? I’m not so sure. But Izzy is not slouch in the punching department. Dan how much does it effect Alex getting rocked after the bell in round 1? Does he carry that into the fight you think to a point it’s noteworthy?

Awesome analysis as always, missing inside the octagon program where you get to play with all the screen

DAN DAN YOUR THE MAN! ENJOY THESE WAR ROOM SHOWS AND BREAKDOWNS. THANKS FOR EXTENDING YOUR MMA KNOWLEDGE WITH US.

I feel like all I hear people say about this fight is how much better Izzy is then Alex and that Alex just has too much power and too big. It’s crazy. How Izzy has to be perfect but Alex can do whatever. Izzy almost one shot Alex with one combo at the end of the first and Alex had to get up after one minute and come back with technique and solid striking. Izzy knocked out Brunson,Whittaker, and Costa. People don’t give Alex nearly enough credit for his skill IMO

If you talked about this fight for 4 hours I'd listen. Amazing fighters and great breakdowns. Congrats Veronica on the awesome win 👏

Alex Pereira, got Style Benders, number. Pereira, not only pressures he looks for openings and timing. He's a Top Pro Kickboxer that can land Knee's. Alex Pereira, also has real Strong Power. He doesn't just rely on it. He knows he must use his MMA iQ.

Congrats to V on the win. Been a fan of hers ever since i saw an MMA Watch spotlight video on her some years ago. So its great to see her back and really tapping into her potential. And congrats and well done to you Dan and the whole team and anyone involved. As for this fight, i figure Izzy may need to grapple him for real for real. Trying to out point Pireira has worked but been too risky every single time. Amd idk if Izzy has the power to drop him cold. I could see more likeliness of a win for Izzy with a TKO, a sub even, or dominant grappling.

I have watched every war room since dc and stipe 3 thank you Dan for the dedication.

Always the best fight analyses

Great win on the weekend Veronica + team. That +500 upset. That's a thing of beauty

I love the way this rivalry has it's roots back in Kickboxing 🔥🔥

As always, great fight breakdown! Congratulations to your beautiful wife, Veronica, for a great performance in her recent fight. 👏🙌

Veronica went Full Reptile 🦎, congrats 🎉

Appreciate these insights more than ever. I thought we wouldn’t get these anymore after the PFL appointment 😮‍💨

Only person making me want to play Raid. Go Dan and congrats to Veronica for the awesome win!

Hell Yeah! Was looking for this today, watching after training for sure

Anyone that wanted to see the last fight go longer must really hate Izzy. Dude got saved

Congratulations to V and the team on Saturday! She looked great and her post fight press conference was wonderful.

Mark did Izzy the biggest favor of his career. Would've been a bad look with his eyes rolled back in his head and toes pointing at the lights. May not have been the same guy afterwards. How many times have we seen that?

Great breakdown as always Dan, thank you. One for the Q&A psychologically how big a factor are the three fights for each fighter?

I think alot of people overlook the fact that Izzy had Pereira rocked in 2 of their fights, the only thing that saved Pereira was the bell both times. Izzy has the power to put him away

Hey Dan love your videos. I was wanting to get a paif of the dragon ball z elion paris bixing gloves and wanted to know how good they are,

Wow Veronica 3 years have paid off what a fight dominated

to keep me tuned in for the entire video while being unable to show footage is a damned skill, dan hardy is a genius and i'd watch another hour of this.

I was the most hype for Veronica on Saturday. Congrats V and what a head kick 👌🏾

I commented a few years ago. Your lady said it best. Best analyst in the game.

Love it!! Perfect break down

Good to see you here Bro.

Congrats on the win lady V and u too Dan! Thanks for the great breakdowns!

Congrats to Veronica! Great to see her fight again. Class.

Veronica made me some money on Saturday just like she said she would what a great performance after 3 years away

Bright & Sharp thank you Dan

Thx for the breakdowns !! I don’t fight but like to watch these lol

Veronica fought very well Saturday congrats on all the hard work paying off! So hype for the conclusion of this Izzy V Poatan series letsgoooo!

I think Alex gets it done this time and earlier, he wont show him as much respect as in their last fight, i think he cuts off the ring and takes him out again..

V looked unbelievable at the weekend. Awesome job, guys and that head kick landed so hard that I thought my cat had run into the wall again. Lmao raid shadow legends.

Love your breakdowns. Thank you and respect, Dan Hardy

When I see Pereira brought Yousri Belgaroui for this camp I can tell he is taking this very seriously. And now he has Glover focusing on helping him. That first fight he didn't finish before because of the punches from first round. that ate his pace and confidence for a while. Glover said he watched that punch hundreds of time. If Adesanya does not figure something very clever blending wresting and running away , he will be ko'd right early. just one good punch anywhere will bring the 3x0 ghost immediately

Congratulations Vee and Dan and the whole team

Izzy backed up against the fence got kneed but threw the overhand right twice into Perieras orbital and nighty night.

What’s up Dan always good to get a breakdown from a real 1

The best MMA analyst out there! Thanks man.

You the god damn best break down artist out there. Give this man permission to use ufc footage.

Thanks for everything Dan, you truly are thee coolest guy in mma! Imo

thanks for diming da lights

Intelligent analysis. No meathead bias bs. No name calling. Subbed.

Best breakdown in the game today! 🤘💯🔥

Pressing the thumbs up before Dan even commences speaking. 😂

Congratulations to your wife for her win on Saturday. Viva Venezuela!

I heard a few people say alex was throwing naked shots the whole fight. And when he finally started throwing smart that's when he started hurting and even finished isreal

Congratulations to Veronica! Dan, great analysis, as always. I think you touched on the key issue with the fight (for Adesanya): the striking was relatively even throughout the fight. If Izzy wants to knock out Alex, or if Izzy wants to definitely beat him in points, then the striking needs to not be even. Izzy needs to make a lot more hits than Alex, because Alex only needs one good one.

Wow, that still shot of Izzy and costa really highlights Izzy rocking that gynecomastia like an Amazon Warrior.

I loved the first fight and I will definitely love the second, just looking forward to this rematch ❤❤❤❤

Goat of breakdowns

Pereira won the leg kick battle early on. Checked Izzy’s kicks well and landed his own with more power. every range on the feet is dangerous for Izzy if he stays there too long. If he doesn’t wrestle, I’m not sure I like his chances in this rematch.

Its crazy how everyone just paints pereira like he is just a power puncher, he is a two divisions glory champion, he destroyed izzy body and legs, checked every single low kick, cutted the angles perfectly, but everyone just thinks the guy have a lucky to be strong.

dan that intro was some mw2 type vibe and i love it

I love this next fight between them. The differences in skillsets, their size, their attributes, and of course the storyline of it all. I cannot wait for it and really hope Izzy can get it done. He clearly looks like the overall better more complete MMA fighter imho, but he is 0-3 against him overall lol. Just so many 'nearly won until he didn't' moments against this nemesis of his. One interesting thing I didn't hear you mention was Pereira's durability and recovery. He was nearly out at the end of the second round, and continued to get clipped by some good shots by Izzy, throughout the fight, but never went away. He has a history of this in his other fights too; of being able to absorb damage, sometimes getting rocked, but managing to recover and then find a way to just lights-out his opponent. I think Peirera's leg kicks and leg kick checks were integral in his previous victory as well, whoever wins the leg kick battle may win the fight again. We have a really scary unique and fascinating fighter in middleweight Peirera. And we should enjoy it while it lasts, he will almost definitely go up in weight class at some point.

Please do a break down of the Chito Vera vs Cory Sandhagen fight

The main thing that changed for Alex in the 5th round was everytime he pressed Israel against the fence he’d reach in to clinch leaving the middle open and when Alex realized this he started shooting straight down the middle which stunned him and led to the finish. When Alex was forcing hooks he wasn’t able to land as clean because of the telegraphing and Izzy knows his game.

Congrats to V, great performance the other night. That headkick was savage, IDK how Juli survived that.

Dan why'd you have to stop that fight? You're the best. I miss you. We need more.

I think he’s gonna have to swim without getting wet so to speak. Standing at range with the more powerful kickboxer, will just lead to him getting chewed up. I do believe alex flatlines him this time.

Dan Hardy is the best analyst in MMA right now hands down.. Has been for ages... No one even gets close. Great win for Veronica last weekend LFG Dan!!!!

Thanks

I fuckin loved their fight in November hoping this one's as entertaining

Dan- very glad you noticed how good Pereira’s takedown was AND that DC made fun of it. If anyone else - especially Izzy - had landed that takedown, DC would have been raving about “running the pipe” and “turning the corner”/“changing the angle”.

great breakdown by dan hardy