Israel Adesanya will defend his UFC middleweight title in opposition to Alex Pereira within the match in opposition to a stacked UFC 281 card subsequent month.
‘The Final Stylebender’ defended his world crown with a 3rd straight win over Jared Cannonier at UFC 276 in July.
Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya to be in motion at UFC 281
The 33-year-old is among the many greatest within the enterprise and can be desperate to cement it in opposition to an outdated foe.
Adesanya misplaced an expert kickboxing battle to Pereira in 2017 and can need revenge.
Pereira knocked out Sean Strickland on the identical card in Adesanya’s final battle and the Brazilian can be trying to take advantage of his title shot.
Additionally on the cardboard, Carla Esparza will put her strawweight title on the road in opposition to Zhang Weili whereas Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler may even sq. off.
Adesanya vs Pereira: Date and the best way to observe
UFC 281 is scheduled to happen on Saturday, November 12 and can be held at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York Metropolis.
Preliminary motion will begin at 11pm for UK followers, with the primary card beginning at 1am on Sunday morning. Adesanya vs Pereira can then be anticipated round 4am.
The motion will air on BT Sport 2 with their protection beginning at 1am. Full particulars on the best way to observe the motion will observe quickly.
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Adesanya vs Pereira: battle card
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Most important board
- MAIN EVENT: Israel Adesanya (c) vs. Alex Pereira – for the UFC Middleweight Championship
- Carla Esparza (c) vs. Zhang Weili – for the UFC Girls’s Strawweight Championship
- Dustin Poirier vs. Michael Chandler
- Dan Hooker vs. Claudio Puelles
- Brad Riddell vs. Renato Moicano
Preliminary map
- Andre Petroski vs. Wellington Turman
- Molly McCann vs. Erin Blanchfield
- Frankie Edgar vs. Chris Gutierrez
- Dominick Reyes vs. Ryan Spann
- Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Silvana Gomez Juarez
- Michael Trizano vs. Choi Seung Woo
- Matt Frevola vs. Ottman Azaitar
- Carlos Ulberg vs. Nicolae Negumereanu
- Julio Arce vs. Montel Jackson
Poirier vs Chandler ought to be a thriller
Adesanya vs Pereira: What was stated?
Jared Gunner“It undoubtedly favors Izzy extra.
“He is been right here longer. He is had all these five-round championship fights with the very best in our sport, so it is undoubtedly completely different. He actually has the expertise on this regard.
“He modified his kickboxing fashion extra for MMA. Alex nonetheless has some form of kickboxing staple, his stance.
“That does not imply it is a detriment to him, however it may be leveraged in the case of MMA.
“I feel the benefit goes to Israel on this regard.
“The ability belongs to Alex, that is for certain. They’re each the identical measurement, you already know, so Alex goes to be a denser opponent, so he is in all probability a bit heavier.
“It should undoubtedly be an thrilling battle.”
UFC 280 takes heart stage this weekend as Charles Oliveira and Islam Makhachev battle it out for the light-weight crown within the United Arab Emirates.
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