The UFC 281 is returning to Madison Square Garden in New York this weekend for the highly anticipated Adesanya vs. Pereira UFC 281 pay-per-view (PPV) event. After a successful UFC 280 PPV in the Middle East, the promotion will host the PPV on Saturday night. While Islam Makhachev has crowned the undisputed UFC lightweight title last month, Israel Adesanya enters UFC 281, hoping to keep and improve his undefeated middleweight record.
Meanwhile, the main event of UFC 281 will be a fight between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira for the UFC middleweight title. The MMA world has anticipated this bout since Alex Pereira made his UFC debut in MSG last year. While Adesanya has successfully defended his title against Robert Whittaker and Jared Cannonier, Periera earned his shot at the title by defeating Andreas Michailidis, Bruno Silva, and Sean Strickland.
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How to Watch UFC 281 Live: Adesanya vs. Pereira Online:
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Live Stream: UFC 281 Live (It’s free)
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When is UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira taking place? Date, Time, and Place:
As announced on @SportsCenter, we have a 𝑴𝑨𝑺𝑺𝑰𝑽𝑬 main event set for MSG 🍎@Stylebender vs Alex Pereira is confirmed for #UFC281!
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UFC 281 takes place on Saturday, November 12, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The main card begins at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT, with Adesanya vs. Pereira set to begin at 12:15 a.m. ET / 9:15 p.m. PT.
How to Get UFC 281 Tickets: Adesanya vs. Pereira?
If you live in the New York City region, skip internet streaming and buy tickets to see Adesanya vs. Pereira in person. Tickets are still available on Ticketmaster.com, with prices starting at $374 as of this writing.
UFC 281 Adesanya vs. Pereira Odds:
The history of Adesanya and Pereira isn’t the only reason fans are pumped for UFC 281. The headliner combo is also exceptionally well-matched, as evidenced by Adesanya’s current odds of -196 and Pereira’s odds of +152. (FanDuel).
Aside from Adesanya vs. Pereira, there are a few other fascinating fights before the main event, including a women’s strawweight championship battle between Carla Esparza and Zhang Weili and a match between Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler.
Adesanya vs Pereira, UFC 281: Complete match card
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Main card
- Israel Adesanya vs Alex Pereira – UFC middleweight title bout
- Carla Esparza vs Zhang Weili – UFC women’s strawweight title bout
- Dustin Poirier vs Michael Chandler – Lightweight bout
- Frankie Edgar vs Chris Gutierrez – Bantamweight bout
- Dan Hooker vs Claudio Puelles – Lightweight bout
Prelims
- Brad Riddell vs Renato Moicano – Lightweight bout
- Dominick Reyes vs Ryan Spann – Light heavyweight bout
- Erin Blanchfield vs Molly McCann – Women’s flyweight bout
- Andre Petroski vs Wellington Turman – Middleweight bout
Early Prelims
- Matt Frevola vs Ottman Azaitar – Lightweight bout
- Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs Silvana Gomez Juarez – Women’s starwweight bout
- Michael Trizano vs SeungWoo Choi – Featherweight bout
- Julio Arce vs Montel Jackson – Bantamweight bout
- Carlos Ulberg vs Nicolae Negumereanu – Light heavyweight bout
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UFC 281 Adesanya vs. Pereira Preview:
Adesanya (23-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC) will defend his middleweight belt against former kickboxing opponent Alex Pereira (6-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC). Adesanya will seek vengeance after losing to Pereira twice in kickboxing and being knocked out in the rematch.
“Poatan” has risen quickly through the MMA ranks, earning a title shot by knocking out Sean Strickland with a powerful left hook at UFC 276 – the same night Adesanya defended his title against Jared Cannonier.
It is worth noting that Adesanya is 23-1-0 in his career, with his only loss coming in a fight for the UFC light heavyweight title. During their kickboxing days, though, Adesanya was defeated twice by Pereira. Adesanya was defeated twice by Pereira, once by knockout and once by decision.
At the same time, Carla Esparza will face Zhang Weili in a UFC women’s strawweight championship fight on the UFC 281 program. The lightweight bout between Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler is also on the main show.
In the main event of this weekend’s UFC 281 schedule, Israel Adesanya will defend his UFC middleweight title against Alex Pereira.
‘The Last Stylebender’ successfully defended his world title against Jared Cannonier at UFC 276 in July.
The 33-year-old is one of the best in the game and will be anxious to prove it against an old opponent.
Adesanya lost a professional kickboxing match to Pereira in 2017 and will seek vengeance.
On the same card as Adesanya’s last bout, Pereira knocked out Sean Strickland, and the Brazilian will be looking to capitalize on his title shot.
Carla Esparza will defend her strawweight title against Zhang Weili, and superstars Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler will compete.
