ESPN MMA’s Brett Okamoto interviews UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira alongside coach and translator Plinio Cruz as they discuss Pereira’s upcoming title rematch vs. Israel Adesanya at UFC 287, his stare down of Jamahal Hill and more. 0:00 Intro 0:40 Spending time in Dubai 2:40 His trip to Brazil 7:35 Goals as UFC champion 8:55 Thoughts on immediate rematch 11:57 Did Izzy’s comments really bother you? 14:40 Strategy in Round 5 16:08 What is Izzy telling himself? 18:20 Staring down Jamahal Hill 24:13 He’ll move up for LHW title “no problem” 25:44 People saying he’ll have trouble with wrestlers #Pereira #UFC287 #Adesanya ? For more UFC, sign up for ESPN+ http://espnplus.com/ufc/youtube ? Get the ESPN App: http://www.espn.com/espn/apps/espn ? Subscribe to ESPN on YouTube: http://es.pn/SUBSCRIBEtoYOUTUBE ? Subscribe to ESPN FC on YouTube: http://bit.ly/SUBSCRIBEtoESPNFC ? Subscribe to NBA on ESPN on YouTube: http://bit.ly/SUBSCRIBEtoNBAonESPN ? Watch ESPN on YouTube TV: http://es.pn