This story is about to end … or set up the next middleweight chapter.
That all depends on who emerges victorious when Alex Pereira defends his middleweight championship against longtime rival Israel Adesanya in the UFC 287 pay-per-view (PPV) main event tomorrow night (Sat., April 8, 2023) at Miami-Dade Arena in Miami, Florida.
Watch them face off at the conclusion of the UFC 287 ceremonial weigh ins above.
For complete UFC 287 weigh ins results and video click here.
Adesanya (23-2) was bested by Pereira (7-1) on the kickboxing circuit — twice — before falling to the Brazilian at UFC 281 last November. “The Last Stylebender” fans were quick to denounce the stoppage and claimed referee incompetence helped “Poatan” capture the crown.
Below is the welterweight co-main event face off between Gilbert Burns and Jorge Masvidal.
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Nothing left to do now except fight.
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