Rockhold Explains What Will Determine Adesanya/Pereira

Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold has given his assessment of the UFC 281 headliner between reigning titleholder Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira. On November 12, former kickboxing rivals Adesanya and Pereira will collide in mixed martial …

Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold has given his assessment of the UFC 281 headliner between reigning titleholder Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira. On November 12, former kickboxing rivals Adesanya and Pereira will collide in mixed martial arts for the first time. Having dominated the 185-pound division since his arrival, defending the title five times…

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Brunson Breaks Down & Predicts Adesanya/Pereira At UFC 281

UFC middleweight veteran Derek Brunson has given his take on the upcoming title showdown between reigning champion Israel Adesanya and knockout artist Alex Pereira. At UFC 281 this weekend, Adesanya will headline a pay-per-view for the third time this …

UFC middleweight veteran Derek Brunson has given his take on the upcoming title showdown between reigning champion Israel Adesanya and knockout artist Alex Pereira. At UFC 281 this weekend, Adesanya will headline a pay-per-view for the third time this year. And in his sixth title defense, he’ll go toe-to-toe with former two-time kickboxing rival Pereira,…

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Alex Pereira makes weight in buzzer beating fashion for UFC 281 title grudge match with Israel Adesanya

Alex PereiraWith mere minutes remaining in the official window to make weight for UFC 281 this weekend at Madison Square Garden, event headliner and undisputed middleweight title challenger, Alex Pereira successfully tipped the championship weight scales, making his title clash with champion and rival, Israel Adesanya official. Pereira, who boasts a 6-1 professional record, will feature […]

Alex Pereira

With mere minutes remaining in the official window to make weight for UFC 281 this weekend at Madison Square Garden, event headliner and undisputed middleweight title challenger, Alex Pereira successfully tipped the championship weight scales, making his title clash with champion and rival, Israel Adesanya official.

Pereira, who boasts a 6-1 professional record, will feature in a UFC title fight for the first time in his three-fight Octagon stint, having earned his clash with Adesanya off the back of a thunderous first round knockout win against Sean Strickland at UFC 276 back in July. 

Holding a distinct rivalry with undisputed titleholder, Adesanya, Alex Pereira twice defeated the Nigerian-Kiwi in kickboxing competition, even landing a rallying knockout win over the City Kickboxing staple in a 2017 rematch in his native Brazil.

Sharing a tense face off after a series of verbal insults issued back-and-forth at press conferences and a staredown atop the Empire State Building.

Alex Pereira successfully makes weight for his UFC 281 main event

Leaving it late to weigh in for tomorrow’s championship grudge match, Pereira stepped on the scales with just minutes remaining in the allotted window, successfully coming in at 184.6lbs – with the promotion incorporating a digital scale at today’s official weigh-in. 

For Adesanya, the defending champion was one of the first combatants to the scales – hitting weight at 185lbs even, in quite subdued fashion, however.

Akin to the majority in the mixed martial arts community, Adesanya expressed his concern with Pereira’s untimely arrival, urging the Sao Paulo phenom to make weight for their title grudge showing.

“Please make weight,” Israel Adesanya tweeted.

Searching out his sixth successful title defense at 185lbs, Adesanya headlined the above-mentioned, UFC 276 pay-per-view card back in June against perennial contender, Jared Cannonier, recording a forgettable and criticized unanimous decision.

UFC 281 Betting Tips and Plays

Welcome back to our weekly betting series. This week we cover one of the biggest cards this year in our UFC 281 betting tips and plays article. The card is stacked top to bottom, with the headliner being a middleweight mammoth clash between Israel Ades…

Welcome back to our weekly betting series. This week we cover one of the biggest cards this year in our UFC 281 betting tips and plays article. The card is stacked top to bottom, with the headliner being a middleweight mammoth clash between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira. It is their first meeting in MMA,…

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UFC 281 Official Weigh-In Results: Two Fighters Miss Weight

UFC 281 is now one day away, and MMA News is here to deliver the weigh-in results as the fights become official! In the main event, UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya will defend his title against his old kickboxing rival Alex Pereira. The co-ma…

UFC 281 is now one day away, and MMA News is here to deliver the weigh-in results as the fights become official! In the main event, UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya will defend his title against his old kickboxing rival Alex Pereira. The co-main event will feature a strawweight championship bout between champion Carla Esparza…

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UFC 281 Sleeper Scrap: Julio Arce vs. Montel Jackson

Welcome the MMA News’ Sleeper Scrap! The relentless schedule of the MMA world means that some fans don’t have a full look at a fight card until days before the event, leaving the promoters to decide which bouts you should be paying the most attention t…

Welcome the MMA News’ Sleeper Scrap! The relentless schedule of the MMA world means that some fans don’t have a full look at a fight card until days before the event, leaving the promoters to decide which bouts you should be paying the most attention to. Everyone wants to tune in for main events and…

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