UFC 281: Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira highlights, results and play by play analysis

It all comes down to this. UFC 281 is set to conclude with a UFC middleweight title match with an epic backstory. In one…

By: Tim Bissell | 7 months ago
UFC 281: Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira highlights, results and play by play analysis
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It all comes down to this. UFC 281 is set to conclude with a UFC middleweight title match with an epic backstory. In one corner is the champion Israel Adesanya, looking to make his sixth title defense. In the other corner is Alex Pereira, only four fights into his UFC career. The pair have met twice before, in the GLORY kickboxing ring. Both times Pereira had his hand raised (once after a devastating KO). Will the same thing happen tonight?

This post will cover all the action as Adesanya and Pereira tangle in an MMA cage for the very first time.

UFC 281 is a standard PPV. There are four early preliminary card fights, which should kick off around 6pm ET/3pm PT. Those will air on big ESPN, ESPN+, and UFC Fight Pass. Things will stay on ESPN/ESPN+ for four more fights at 8pm ET/5pm PT, and then we’ll go over to ESPN+ PPV at 10pm ET/7pm PT as per the norm.



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Tim Bissell
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Tim Bissell is a writer, editor and deputy site manager for Bloody Elbow. He has covered combat sports since 2015. Tim covers news and events and has also written longform and investigative pieces. Among Tim's specialties are the intersections between crime and combat sports. Tim has also covered head trauma, concussions and CTE in great detail.

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