Adesanya vs Pereira

Analyzing Saturday's UFC 281 odds and lines between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira, with MMA picks, tips and predictions.

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Alex Pereira says he's open to a truce with Israel Adesanya, his heated rival, after their UFC 281 title fight!

Watch UFC 281, headlined by Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira, with MMA Fighting live during a main card watch party beginning 9:45 p.m. ET.

Prior to that, former lightweight champ [Frankie Edgar](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/60/frankie-edgar) makes the walk to the octagon for the final time in a bantamweight bout against the surging [Chris Gutierrez](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2785/chris-gutierrez). ET / 6:45 p.m. Watch MMA Fighting’s UFC 281 Watch Party at 9:45 p.m. [Dan Hooker](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2917/daniel-hooker) looks to get back to his winning ways and halt the five-fight win streak of [Claudio Puelles](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3886/claudio-puelles). [Dustin Poirier](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/233/dustin-poirier) and [Michael Chandler](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/455/michael-chandler). [Carla Esparza](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/818/carla-esparza) puts her newly won title on the line against former champ [Zhang Weili](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4539/zhang-weili).

Get up to date on the main event of UFC 281 between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira.

Also on the prelims, former UFC light heavyweight title challenger, Dominick Reyes, will collide with the promotion's #12 ranked 205-pounder, Ryan Spann. The ...

The UFC heads to Madison Square Garden with a loaded card that features Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira in the main event of UFC 281 for the middleweight.

Pereira is a kickboxing star, which is something of an oxymoron in North America. The sport stands as a distant relative to MMA, and shares nowhere near the ...

Edgar is stepping into a lion’s den against red-hot Chris Gutiérrez, who sees this as a way to elevate his standing as a bantamweight. The winner of this three-round bout is in a great spot to be the next challenger after Islam Makhachev fights Volkanovski, though Beneil Dariush also belongs in that discussion. A two-time champ, Esparza is in search of her first successful title defense. The loser of this bout will fall back a step in an incredibly competitive division, one that is even further crowded with the impending arrival of reigning featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski. The 281 co-main event is Carla Esparza making her first title defense of the strawweight belt against Weili Zhang. He is doing it in style, with the spotlight shining brightly, in the main event of UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden.

Israel Adesanya defends his 185-pound crown against Alex Pereira. The the main event of the ESPN+ pay-per-view is likely to happen sometime after midnight.

By Emmanuel Okogba. UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya's title defence against Brazilian Alex Pereira will get underway in a matter of minutes.

UFC 281 main card event between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira for the middleweight title at the Madison Sqaure Garden NY.

Puelles was not in the house, not even in the city. The champ looks ready for this fight to start. And that ends the round. She lands one to the face and takes Esparza to the ground and has her on a grapple. Hook to the face and bleeds Chandler who almost won it two second ago. That’s sometimes how legends have to go, with their boots on the mud and well put! Poirier now on the offense and can take this! And the former champ takes this one. The ex-champs still on the ground. Elbows by Esparza to the face as Zhang keeps her grappled. Nice hit by Zhang with the leg to the ribs of Esparza. The Chinese is the champ because she is too much.

The Brazilian continued to prove that he has Israel Adesanya's number as he delivered a rallying fifth-round TKO to become the new middleweight world champion ...

The champ rocks Pereira with a right hand to the ear. Riveting kick to the body from Pereira and he follows with a left hook. The champ peppers Pereira with a jab and the Brazilian fires a stiff jab the other way. Solid kick to the body from Pereira and the champ answers with an inside leg kick. Adesanya fakes to the body and goes upstairs with a kick. Right hand comes around the guard and lands with a bang for Adesanya. Leg kick and then a right hand connects for "The Last Stylebender." Adesanya takes Pereira down and now takes the challenger's back. With the champ wobbled badly, Pereira unloaded with a right uppercut and then came across Adesanya's head with a right hook to have him reeling. Left jab lands for Adesanya and then a right hand connects. Pereira now with a right hook and Adesanya is badly hurt. Pereira is pouring it on with rights and lefts and the ref steps in to stop it!