Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira squared off in the main event of UFC 281 live on pay-per-view from Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday, November 12. The contest featured New Zealand’s reining middleweight champion Israel Adesanya up against his old rival and Brazil’s No. 4-ranked contender Alex Pereira. In Australia the event aired live on Sunday, November 13.
The bout was their third encounter. Pereira previously defeated Adesanya twice, scoring a unanimous decision and the third-round KO, when the pair met in a pair of kickboxing fights in 2016 and 2017, respectively.
The scheduled for five rounds championship bout inside the UFC Octagon didn’t go the full distance. Pereira claimed the victory by TKO with punches. The referee stepped in at 2 minutes and 1 seconds into the fifth round.
With the victory Alex Pereira improves to 7-1 and becomes a new UFC middleweight champion. Israel Adesanya drops to 23-2 and fails his sixth title defense.
Check out Israel Adesanya vs Alex Pereira full fight video highlights below and the winner’s post-fight interview up top.
Adesanya vs Pereira full fight video highlights
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Here comes Alex Pereira.
A terrifying individual ?@AlexPereiraUFC makes the biggest walk of his career so far… #UFC281 pic.twitter.com/pEWpmws0hj
— UFC_AUSNZ (@UFC_AUSNZ) November 13, 2022
Israel Adesanya makes his Octagon walk.
No flashy walkouts today. It’s business time.
? @Stylebender is ready to show exactly why he’s Champ #UFC281 pic.twitter.com/8RvOYHWeNm
— UFC_AUSNZ (@UFC_AUSNZ) November 13, 2022
Fight time.
Will it be revenge for @Stylebender? Or can @AlexPereiraUFC take throne? We find out NOW! #UFC281 pic.twitter.com/s14jTXLgrv
— UFC_AUSNZ (@UFC_AUSNZ) November 13, 2022
Round 1.
Round de de estudio para ambos peleadores #UFC281 pic.twitter.com/QEIWczWw8r
— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) November 13, 2022
LO LASTIMA @stylebender al terminar el round? #UFC281 pic.twitter.com/qyeacYHepU
— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) November 13, 2022
PEREIRA GOT ROCKED ? #UFC281 pic.twitter.com/AuI6WGcpHI
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) November 13, 2022
Round 2.
El retador @AlexPereiraUFC buscando conectar en el segundo round #UFC281 pic.twitter.com/pRLJxwgYQZ
— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) November 13, 2022
Wowwwwwwww ?
Pereira shoots and lands right at the end of R2! #UFC281 pic.twitter.com/bfOlZsAwFf
— UFC_AUSNZ (@UFC_AUSNZ) November 13, 2022
Round 3.
— MMA Fire 2.0 (@FireMMAVids) November 13, 2022
IT’S A BIG GRAPPLE LIVE IN THE BIG APPLE ? #UFC281 pic.twitter.com/byNu7bBvYV
— UFC_AUSNZ (@UFC_AUSNZ) November 13, 2022
Round 4.
Gran derechazo de @stylebender ? #UFC281 pic.twitter.com/dPNshstL2e
— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) November 13, 2022
Round 5.
LO HACE DE NUEVO? @AlexPereiraUFC finaliza el combate en el ùltimo round y se convierte en el campeón?? #UFC281 pic.twitter.com/6QqHHMQK2p
— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) November 13, 2022
And New!! pic.twitter.com/krViLJcRyn
— MMA Fire 2.0 (@FireMMAVids) November 13, 2022
Revive de nuevo como logro noquear @AlexPereiraUFC para terminar la batalla? #UFC281 pic.twitter.com/XydXhpmmyV
— UFC Español (@UFCEspanol) November 13, 2022
PEREIRA DOES THE UNTHINKABLE!! ?
HE KOs ADESANYA AGAIN!! #UFC281 pic.twitter.com/YiNrtkrVFY
— UFC (@ufc) November 13, 2022
Verdict.
#AndNew pic.twitter.com/LM2g2sQRfY
— danawhite (@danawhite) November 13, 2022
Get UFC 281: Adesanya vs Pereira full fight card results.
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