Brando Periu010diu010d was on the verge of quitting MMA. Not getting booked for fights meant struggling to make ends meet, and for the heavyweight, it wasn’t worth it anymore. That all changed when former middleweight champion Israel Adesanya invited Periu010diu010d to help him train while preparing to face Alex Pereira in a rematch at UFC 287.
Working with the boys at City Kickboxing in Auckland, New Zealand, Periu010diu010d found a home, and a few years later going on to make his own walk to the Octagon in Perth, Western Australia, last September. Claiming the victory in under two minutes, Periu010diu010d wanted to get back to action as soon as possible but remained patient before getting the call to fight in London on Saturday night.