HOUSTON, TX – FEBRUARY 11: Israel Adesanya of Nigeria weighs before UFC 271 at Toyota Center on February 11, 2022 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
Israel’s predicted defense against Adesanya against Alex Pereira is set for the UFC 281 . title
Alex Pereira had a mission when arriving in the UFC, beating Israel Adesanya in MMA and becoming the UFC Middleweight Champion.
During an appearance on SportsCenter, Adesanya announced that a match between him and Pereira would take place on November 12 at the main event of UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira will meet in MMA, heading UFC 281 in the middleweight title match
Adesanya and Pereira faced each other twice in kickboxing. Pereira won both times, defeating Adesanya by decision in April 2016 and via a brutal knockout in March 2017.
The two men competed at UFC 276 last month. Adesanya defeated Jared Kannoner by unanimous decision to retain the world championship.
Meanwhile, Pereira scored a knockout of Shawn Strickland in the first round with just two matches before – a fight that marked the former GLORY Kickboxing heavyweight champion’s debut.
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