I think Israel Adesanya can come back but he needs to be more determined and put all of his wills in this fight if he needs to defeat Strickland or even Alex Pereira,
Alex Pereira is Adesanya's Achilles heel. I don't know what kind of problems Adesanya has but I notice and feel it, he is afraid of Pereira, he doesn't want to fight him anymore because he is super afraid that he will lose against him. But I believe that he can defeat Stickland if everything is alright in his head.
Well, if Dana decides that the Ankalaev VS Pereira fight will take place then it is clear that Pereira will never be able to avoid it and this fight is also quite eagerly awaited, especially for fans from the Middle East.
It just that Pereira has another schedule for UFC fights, so it possible that the Ankalaev VS Pereira schedule could be much longer or could the event be accelerated, it all depends on how Dana makes decisions as UFC president.
But on the other hand I also want to see Pereira fall and suffer defeat because he embarrassed favorite Adesanya in their last fight.
Dana White usually acts according to what brings him the most money, he is money addict after all. I think that Pereira is not afraid to fight anyone and he will probably fight with the one that Dana thinks will generate the most money. Pereira is a very tough guy, it's hard to make him suffer.