Israel Adesanya was once interested in competing at the UFC White House event—Freedom Fights 250—on June 14. Now, he is focused on UFC Seattle, leaving a star-studded Lightweight unification bout between Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje to headline the high-profile card.

Israel Adesanya wants Alex Pereira—nicknamed “Poatan”—to stay in the light heavyweight division rather than pursue an immediate leap to heavyweight. Having recently won back the 205lb title, Pereira stirred debate by hinting at a move up in class, but Adesanya believes he should defend his belt first.